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FAMOUS CHARACTERS, 



AND 



Salient Points of History. 



2000 B. C. - 1900 A. D. 



A USEFUL INDEX FOR REFERENCE, 
AND A KEY TO HISTORY. 



>« * > ^ 



BY EDWARD G. HEWITT. 



CONTENTS. 



PAGE 

2-3 



4-5 
6-7 
8-9 

10 
12 
14 
16 
18 
20 
22 
24 s: 

11 

13 

15 

17 

19 

21 

23 

25&27 

28 

29 

30 



Summary of General History, dominant governments, etc., with leading 
Chronological Summary of the most flourishing and powerful countries, 
Greatest Characters in History at one view. 
Most noted Battles, Wars, etc., at one view. 
Chart of Famous Characters, 



dates, 
etc. 



Notes of Important Events, etc., 







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1500 B. C. 
1000 B. C. 

500 B. C. 
Christ 

500 A. D. 
1000 A. D. 
1500 A. D. 
1900 A. D. 
1500 B. C. 
1000 B. C. 

500 B. C. 
Christ. 

500 A. D. 
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GREAT EVENTS COME THROUGH GREAT CHARACTERS 

WHO HAVE FAITH TO START GREAT MOVEMENTS 
WITH LIGHT AND INTENSITY TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS. 



Copyright, 1902, by Edtcard 6. Heioitt. 



P R E: F A C E . 






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This work is planned to make history more easily comprehended and therefore more 
interesting. It will enable a person to readily ascertain when a famous character lived, 
when a noted battle was fought, or the date of some other important occurrence. Many 
events of secondary importance have been purposely omitted, thus leaving the main 
incidents of history free from what might confuse. 

The arrangement of the work is very simple and is designed to put one on the direct 
track to the information desired. Its value consists not only in showing at a glance the 
important events that occurred during the careers of great characters, but also the 
predecessors, contemporaries and successors of those characters, with their correlations. The 
notes are brief and suggestive — they will tend to stimulate the reader to further research. 

The substance of history for the 3900 years is given on the first double page, and 
its chronological order on the second double page. A study of these will show in what part 
of the world activities flourished at any era, and also indicate the country or power that 
was uppermost in the history of each epoch. 

The tops of the letters (on the 8 charts) comprising the name of a character are, as a 
rule, placed on the year of birth. For example : Lincoln was bom in 1809, and met a 
violent death in 1865. The names without life lines on page 24 are placed when each 
character was about 30 years of age. 

The material has been gathered from various histories and books of reference. "The 

Historical Reference Book," by Louis Heilprin (one of the works consulted) will be a handy 

volume for finding additional data. I am further indebted to friends for aid and suggestions. 

Some will expect more names of statesmen, while others would prefer more names of 

philosophers, scientists, writers, educators, musicians, etc. Space is left for inserting a 

moderate number of such names — the relation which they have to the famous characters or 

leading events will then become obvious. 

E. G. H. 

Brooklyn, N. Y. 

February, 1902 



OoNDEiN^SED Summary of History. 



PRIOR TO THE DARK AGES. 

EARLY BABYLONIAN OR CHALDEAN EMPIRE TO - 

GREATEST POWER AND SPLENDOR OF NEW EMPIRE IN EGYPT 

PERIOD OF EXPANSION IN INDIA . . - - 

ASSYRIAN EMPIRE. (Brilliant epoch after 900 aod especially after 745) 

PHOENICIANS' GREATEST PROSPERITY - - - 1100-600 

They were the greatest manufacturers, merchants, navigators and colonizers of antiquity. 

LATER BABYLONIAN EMPIRE (Babylon, Media, Lydia, Egypt) 

MEDO-PERSIAN EMPIRE . . . - . 

GREECE. MOST FLOURISHING PERIOD - - - 500-338 

MACEDONIA OR GRECIAN EMPIRE .... 

ALEXANDER'S SUCCESSORS RULED TO .... 

ROME MAKES FOREIGN CONQUESTS 

ROME DOMINANT ------ 

THE RUGGED BARBARIANS POUR INTO THE ROMAN DOMAINS 
WESTERN EMPIRE FALLS. Eastern Empire continues to 



B. C. 

1300 

1600-1300 
1400-320 



1100 - 607 



607 
538 

330 



538 
330 



301 
168 



255 — 133 



168 B. C. — 250 
375 



A. D. 

- 568 
1453 



SINCE THE FALL OF ROME. 



DARK AGES, SAY 



SARACEN- OR ARABIC ASCENDENCY. First Caliph 632. Conquests to 

Later conquests to . . . - - 

Bagdad taken and devastated by the Mongols - - - 

EMPIRE OF CHARLEMAGNE COVERED MOST OF WESTERN EUROPE 
MOORS IN SPAIN. Height of their civilization and power was in the 10th Century. 

HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE OF THE GERMAN NATION. OTHO EMPEROR 

Foremost power in Europe 11th Century. Power declined in 12th Century. 
End of the old German Empire - - ■ " 

FEUDALISM. Most rapid development of, was in 9th Century. 

Universal system of government in Europe 12th Century. 
Replaced by strong national Monarchies 15th Century. 

CRUSADES OF CHRISTIANS AGAINST THE MOHAMMEDANS 
ITALIAN REPUBLICS rise to great wealth and glor>' in 12th Century. 
MONGOL INVASIONS AND EMPIRE UNDER GENGHIS KHAN AND SUCCESSORS 



A. D. 

500-1100 

732 
962 

1258 

800 

962 

1806 



1096-1272 



1206-1480 



Condensed Summary of History. 



SINCE THE FALL OF ROME, continued. 

A. D. 

FRANCE began to be a great nation about ..... 1250 

France has become a great power in Europe - . . . 14-83 

France the greatest power in Europe .... 1649-1697 

French Revolution ...... 1789-1794 

Napoleonic Wars .-.--- 1796-1815 

ENGLAND. Rise of English manufactures and commerce - - - 1331 

Commerce, Colonies and Literature greatly flourish after - - - 1588 

HUNDRED YEARS' WAR BETWEEN ENGLAND AND FRANCE - - 1338-1453 

BLACK DEATH THROUGHOUT EUROPE- MANY MILLIONS PERISH 1348-1351 

HANSEATIC LEAGUE OF 90 GERMAN CITIES 1241. ZENITH - - 1382 

MANY CONQUESTS TO 



TURKISH EMPIRE FOUNDED BY OTHMAN 1288. 
Zenith of Power ... 

Defeated ... 

PORTUGUESE MARITIME DISCOVERIES- Founded Colonies as far as India 

VENICE, at the height of its power in the 15th Century. 

Strong Monarchies founded in European countries in 15th Century. 

SPAIN. Conquest of Granada. Discovery of America by Columbus 

Greatest outward prosperity and foremost power 
Naval Power crushed by England .... 

RISE OF THE DUTCH REPUBLIC (.The Dutch noted as bold navigators and skillful manufacturers.) 
Independence recognized by Spain .... 

Naval and commercial supremacy. Supplanted by England in 

Thirty Years' Devastating Religious War in Europe - . - . 

SWEDEN. Possessions in Germany ..... 

Mistress of the Baltic Sea, close of the 17th Century. 
Campaigns of Charles XII. Height of Sweden's power, and its decline 

War of the Spanish Succession which resulted in England's advancement 

GREAT BRITAIN. Union of England and Scotland - - - ' - 

Supremacy obtained in part of India 
Leads in commerce . - - . . 



1453 

1551 

1571, 1664 and 1683 

1410-1510 



Declaration of Independence by the Colonies 
Phenomenal progress after 



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 

FIVE GREAT POWERS. Austria, France, Great Britain, Prussia and Russia 
Many Revolutions in Europe - . . . . 

PRUSSIA. Poland compelled to acknowledge independence of 
Becomes one of the great powers - - 

Ascendency on the continent ... 



1492 
1512- 

1588 

1566-1581 
1648 
1782 

1618-1648 
1648 

1700-1709 
1701-1714 

1707 
1757 
1800 

1776 
1885 

1815- 

1848-1849 

1657 

1 763-1786 

1870 



NEW GERMAN EMPIRE founded 



1871 



B.C. 



2000- 



JiAS 



1900- 



1800- 



1700- 



1600- 



BABYLON A CENTRE 

^_0F industry" 

AND TRADE. 
1500 



B.C. 



1500- 



THE 



TEADmO" 



1400- 



^tACE 



AMONG 



1300 



NATIONS. 



1200- 



1100 ■ 



TYRE AT^THE 

HEIGHT OF ITS 

POWER. 



iOOO- 



B.C^ EMPIRE OF DAVID 
AND 

f"so lo m on ." 



1000 



^AMASOUS THE 
-LARGEST C1T\^ 
OF SYRIA. 



900- 



DAMASCU S AT 

ITS HEIGHT 

Carj-hage Colonized by Hhe Tyrians 



^RiLLiAisrr 



800' 



-P^f^4 D 



OF 



(New Assyrian Empire.) 



THE 



700- 



ASSYRIAN 



TT?] tie veK rti a d e\ 
UheCapihaiof A.; 



EMPIRE. 



GREAT 



PROS 



FERITY 



OF 



THE 



^HCEN' 



CIANS. 



GreafesT Prosperit-y oF Corlnt-h. 



600- 



LATER 



BABYLONIAN 



EMPIRE 



500- 



B.C. 



ME D O - 

500 



SPARTA THE 
LEADING POWER 



J2F GJ^ZECE. 



PERSIAN 



THE _ 
LEAD/NG 



CARTHA &E- 



PQWEf? 



STRONGEST 



J) E GREECE. 



400- 



SPARTA ALL 



OF 
NAVAL 



.POWERFUL 
_1N GREECE. 



POWER S_ 



TNEBES SUPREME 
EMPIRE. /^GREECE. 



MACEDONIAN 

OR GRECIAN^ 

EMPIRE. 
300 



SUCCESSORS 



OF 



ALEXANDER 



200- 



RULED. 



ROME 



MAK- 
ING 



CON- 
"QUESTS 



ROME 



ERA 

of" 



100- 



GREAT 



IS 



WEALTH, 
POVERTY 

AND 

INTERNAL 

STRIFE 



IN. 

ROME. 



SUPREME. 



IaIT 



100- 



200 



ROMAN 



POWER 
IS 



RAPIDLY 
DECLINING. 



300- 



BARBARIANS 

400 



POUR 
INTO THE 



ROMAN 



DOMAINS, 

500 



A.D. 



DARK AGES TO 1100, 



500 

CL0V15 FOUNDS A CAPITAL 
IN GAUL POR THE FRANKS. 



600 



LOMBARDS 
POUR" 



mJQh 

TT A L Y 

AND~~ 



ESTABLISH 



THE 



700- 



KINGDOM 



OF 



SARACENS 
SPREAD 
' THEIR 

religion 
Tythe 



SWORD, 



LOMBARDY. 



800 — EMPIRE OF — 
GHARLEMAGNE. 



ENGLAND un/ted 
UNDER K/NG EGBERT. 



15R0WTR 



OF THE 



900- 



PAPAL 
POWER. 



' MOORS /NSPA/N 

H/GH/N 

am/ZAT/ON 

FRENCH MONARCHY BEGINS, 

1000 



A.D. 



1000- 



CANUTF RULED ENGLAND, £/-c. 

GERMAN EMPIRE 

IS THE FOREMOST 

POWER IN EUROPE. 

Popery afheighh of il"s power 

NOPAfM COAfOUEST 0f£/\/6LAND. 

POPES COMPEL THE 

EMPERORS TO YIELD 

THEM OBEDIENCE. 



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ITALIAN REPUBLICS 

RISE TO 
GREAT WEALTH. 



FEU DA L /SM 
UNIVERSAL LN EUROPE. 



1200- 



EUROPE 

COMPLETELY EMERGED 

J^ROM THE DARK AGES. 



1300- 



GENERAL 
INTELLECTUAL 
IMPROVEMENT. 
ESTABL/SN/^£/^r ' 



OF UA//VERS/r/ES. 



COMMERCE and^WEAlTh 

INCREASE IN ENGLAND. 
HANS£AnC 

LEAGUE. 



1400- 



PORTUGUESE 
MARITIME ~ 



DISCOVERIES. 

Mmuc//roj-mmAC/f£'ir£n. 

VENICE HAS GROWN 

TO BE A POWER.. 

FffMCEA SmO/VG POlVE/f. 

STRONG NATIONAL MONARCHIES 

IN EUROPE. 
1500 



ITALIAN 



RENAISSANCE 



IN LETTERS 



SCIENCE, 



ARTS, 
ETC. 



RUSSIA FREED FROM THE MONGOL YOKE 



1500 



COLUMBUS DISCOVERS AMERICA 



SPAIN THE 
GREATEST 
POWER IN 
EUROPE.— 



TURKISH EMPIRE AT ITS ZENITH. 
Manufacture and Commercemcrfiasfi-. 



REFORMATION 
BEGINS. 



:tRtSE OF THE 

^DUTCHREPUBLIC 
ANDTHEIR 



ENGLAND 



1600- 



SUBSEQUENT 

NAVAL 

SUPREMACY." 



FLOUR- 
ISHES. 



FPAAfC& 

TttE 

GREArESr_ 
POWER 

//V ^ 

EUROPE.— 

1700 



SWEDEN THE 
FIRST POWER 
OF THE NORTH. 



HEIGHT OF 
SWEDEN'S POWER 



RISEOP RUSSIA 

ENGLAND ADM/VCES. 

AUSTRIA HAS INCREASED 

ITS TERRITORY. 



\AUSrR/A AND PRUSS/A at WAR 
! FOR SUPREMACY. 

PRUSSIA BECOMES ONE 

OF THE GREAT POWERS . 

I 



1800- 



FRENCH REVOLUT/ON. 



GREAT BRITAIN LEADS 
IN COMMERCE. 



REVOLUTIONARY EPOCH., 



NEW GERMAN EMP/PE. 



UNITED STATES PROSPEROUS. 



1900- 



2000- 



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1200 — GENGHIS KHAN.- 


1700 — PETERthegreat- 








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CHARLEMAGNE. 




WASHINGTON. 




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300 STANTHONY. 
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VICTORIA. 








GLADSTONE. 








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BISMARCK. 


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1500 


2000 — ' 



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CARTHAGE 








DESTROYED. 




























linn 


~ NINEVEH TAKEN 








""" AND DESTROYED. 








JERUSALEM TAKEN AND _ 








DESTROYED BY NEBUCHADNEZZAR. 
























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PHILIPPi 






BABYLON TAKEN 


ACTIUM 






BY CYRUS . 












1500 


1000 


500 






9 



A.D. 



TE^TOBUR^ 



AD. 



500- 



A.D. 



1000- 



AD. 



1500' 



HASTINGS. 



JTR US ALER."- DREADFUL 
DESTRUCTION BY TITUS. 



LEPANTO. 



ARMADA DEFEATED. 



100 



600' 



100- 



1600- 



TTOHAT-IMED ~ 
SUBDUES ARABIA. 

HIS 



R 



LUTZEN. 



200' 



700 

XEREZ: 



RELIGlOtsL 

SPREAD^ 

BY THE 

-SWORD - 

— OVE^ — 

_ ASIA _^ 

AND 



u 



THiFmr" 

YEARS^ ^ 
RELIGI0USH 
WAR 



eH I VALRY BECOMES - 

A GREAT -- 
_ INSTITUTION. 



1200- 



TeURS. 



NORTH AFRICA. 

jMOORS 
(CROSSED INTO SPAIN 



D 



MONGOL 
INVASIONS 

UNDER 
GENGHIS — 
KHAN^ 



1700 

BLENHEIM. 
PULTOWA. 



GREAT 

NORTHERN 

„ WAR. .. 



ROMAN EMPIRE 
ATTACKED ON ALL SIDES. 



300 ■ 



800 



CHARLEMAGNES 

CONQUESTS MAKE HIM 

EMPEROR OF THE WEST 



1300- 



THE HARDY BARBARIANS 
RUSH INTO THE 



400 



CRUMBLING 



ROMAN EMPIRE 



CHALONSr 



500' 



NORTHMEN 
|0R VIKINGS) 
MAKE 



U 



K 



VARIOUS- 



INVASIONS 



900 



AND 

SETTLEMENTS. 



1000- 



ENGLAND; CRECY. S 



K 



AND 

FRANCE 
1400 



MONGOL INVASION C 
j_UHDER TAMERLANE, q ._ 

N 

g 



.AL 



WAR. 



AGINCOURT. 
ORLEANS. 



U 
E 
S. 



CONSTANTINOPLE 
TAKEN BY THE TURKS. 



1500- 



TORGAU 



7 YEARS 



WAR 



SARATOGA. 
VALMY. '- 



1800- 



TRAFALGAR. 
WATERLOO.. 



5EBAST0P0L. 
GETTYSBURG. 

SEDAN. 1^ 

PLEVNA. 



1900- 



12000 ■ 



10 



I.e. 



00 



ABRAHAK 



DO 



_iSAAC_. 



JACOB 



30 



JOSEPH 



)0 



QUEEN HATASU 



)0 



THOTHMES DT 
MOSES 



)0 



JOSHUA 



11 

? - 1500 B. C. 

Sphinx. Great pyramid at Gizeh. 

2400 Capital of the old Empire of Egypt changed from Memphis 
to Thebes. 

2348 Dklugb. 

2300 Labyrinth and important national works. 

Golden Age of Egyptian culture. 
2247 Tower of Babei,. 

Invaders from .'isia take Memphis and settle in Lower Egypt. 
2200-1700 Dominion of the Hyksos or Shepherds in Egypt. 
2080 Hyksos conquer Lower Egypt 



1898 Destruction of Sodom. 

1729 Joseph sold to Potiphar. 

1706 Jacob and family migrate to Egypt. 

Gigantic Temple at Karnac. 
1500 Babylon, capital of a united Babylonia. 



12 



MOSES 



JOSHUA 



DO 



EXODUS 



RAMESES n 
THE GREAT 



)0 



RUTH 



)0 



GIDEON 



)0 



ELI 



SAMSON 



SAUL 



SAMUEL 



)0 



DAVID 



SOLOMON 



HIRAM 



13 



1500 - 1000 B. C. 

1500-1300 Egypt. Foremost of the nations in arts and arms. 

1500-1100 Sidon was the leading city of Phoenicia. Then Tyre was 

1491 Exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt is placed by some, 171 
years later. Dates of olden times are far from reliable. 
The Hebrews after wandering 40 years in the wilderness, 
conquer Canaan. 

1450-1300 Greatest power of the Hittite realm in Syria. 

First Canal from the Red Sea to the Nile. 
1400-1095 Era of the Judges in Canaan. 

Navigation and commerce in Egypt. 

1194r-1184 Trojan War. 

1120 Chow Dynasty. 

1100 Dorians migrated southward into the Peloponnesus. 

1100 Cadiz founded by the Phoenicians. 

1095 Kingdom established among the Jews, under Saul. 

1055 Philistines overwhelm Saul at Gilboa. 

1048 Jerusalem taken by David. 

1015 As a result of wars, David left, at his death, the largest 
kingdom in the Oriental world. 

1006 Solomon's Temple at Jerusalem dedicated. 

1000 Ionian migration to Asia Minor. 

Tjrre at the height of its power. 

Damascus the largest city of Syria. 



14 



B.C. 



SOLOMON 



)00 



JEROBOAM 
I 



SHESHONK 



^^OROASTER 



ELIJAH 



HOMER 



)00 



SHALMANESER 



AHAB 

" 2 



ELISHA 



JONAH 
8^ 



LYCURGUS 

AND SPARTA. 



500 



TIGLATH- 
PILESER 
H 



ISAIAH 



-SARGON 



00 



SENNA- 

CHE.RlB-_ 



HOSEA 



MANASSEH 



SARDAN- 
APALUS 



CYAXARE S 



00 



SOLON 



THALES 



DRACO 



NEBUCHAD- 
NEZZAR 



NECHO 



JEREMIAH 



PYTHAGORAS 



CYRUS 



00 



TJSNIEL 



BUDDHA 



CONFUCIUS 



DARIUS 
HYSTASPIS TARQUIN 



TH E 
PROUD 



CAMBYSES 



BRUTUS 



CLISTHENES 



15 
1000 - 500 B. C. 

975 Division of Solomon's Empire into the Kingdoms of Israe) and 
Judah. 

898 King of Syria makes war on the Jews. 

850 (about) Foundation of the colony of Carthage. 

776 Beginning of the Olympiads. 

767 General plague. 

753 Rome founded. 

745 New Assyrian Empire founded. 

(43-^24 1^ Sparta conquered the Messenians. 
645-628 ) 

734 Corinth founds Syracuse. 

721 Final captivity of the Ten Tribes of Israel by Sargon. 

717 Sargon took Karkamis, the key of the trade of Western Asia. 

695 Babylon destroyed by Sennacherib. 

657 Byzantium founded. 

650 All Egypt united under Psammetichus. 

The Assyrian Empire reached the limits of its supremacy 
under Sardanapalus. 

640 Revolt of the Medes from the government of Assyria. 

632 Great irruption of the Scjrthians into Media, Assyria, and Syria 

607 (625) Nineveh taken and destroyed by the Medes and 
Babylonians. 

The Imperial and all powerful Assyrian nation now utterly 
destroyed. 



605 Victory of Nebuchadnezzar over Necho. Egyptians compelled 
to retire from Asia. 

586 Nebuchadnezzar captured and destroyed Jerusalem. Jews led 
away to Babylon into captivity. 

Babylon, the magnificent dty, now at its height of glory. 

560 Lydia attains the height of her power imder King Croesus. 

558 Cyrus subdued the Medes and founds the Persian Empire. 

552 Temple of Diana at Ephesus. 

538 Babylon taken by Cyrus, amid revelries. 



536 Part of the Jews returned from captivity to Jerusalem. More 
Jews return tmder Ezra (478). 

525 Cambyses conquered Egypt. Egypt a Persian province. 

513 Disastrous expedition of Darius with 700,000 men against 
the Scythians. 



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Temple of Jupiter in course of construction. 
500-44-9 Persian Wars with the Greets. 

490 Marathon. Athenians repulsed the invasion of the Persians. 
480 THKRMOPYI.JE. Defense by Leonidas. 
480 Salamis. Greek naval victory over Xerxes. 
479 Plat^Sa and Mycalk. Greeks defeat Persians. 

Golden Age of Greek Art commences. 
457 Athens shows great naval activity. 
438 Parthenon at Athens. 

431-404 Peloponnesian Wars. Sparta gains supremacy over .\thens. 
430 Pestilence at Athens. 
413 Syracuse. Athenian fleet defeated. 

409-275 Repeated wars between the Carthaginians and Greeks in Sicily. 
400 Retreat of the 10,000 Greeks after battle of Cunaxa. 
390 Alua. Utter defeat and rout of the Romans by the Gauls under Brennus. 
367 Rome. Licinian Laws. 
362 Mantinba. Spartans and allies defeated. 
360 Carthagenian settlements in Spain. 

Carthage. The strongest of naval powers. 
338 Charon EA. Victory of Philip of Macedon over the Thebans and Athenians. 
334 GranicuS. Alexander the Great defeated the Persians. 
333 IsSDS. Alexander gained a brilliant victory over the Persians. 
332 Egypt conquered by the Greeks. Alexandria founded. 
331 Arbkla. Alexander crushed the Persian army, and became supreme. 



326 Battle of Hydaspes. Alexander defeated Porus. 

301 IpsdS. Overthrow of Antigonus. Empire divided. 

280 Colossus of Rhodes completed. 

280-276 Roman Wars with Pyrrhu.*. 

266 Rome mistress of all Italy. 

264-146 Punic Wars. First, Second, and Third. 

216 Cann^. Hannibal crushes the Roman legions. 

215-146 Wars between Rome and Macedonia. 

214 Great Wall of China completed. 

212 Syracuse taken by the Romans. 

207 MktauRUS. Romans shattered Hannibal's allies. 

207 Scipio Africanus expels the Carthagenians from Spain. 

202 Zama. Decisive Roman victory over Hannibal, by (Africanus Major) Scipio. 

197 CYNOSCEPHAl..fi. Romans destroy Macedonia's army and power. 

190 Magnesia. Romans destroy the army of Antiochus, the Great King of Syria. 

168 Pydna. Roman Legions give the death blow to Macedonia. 



149-140 Roman War with the Lusitanians. 

146 Carthage I , , j , j u .,. t^ 

>■ Captured and destroyed by the Romans. 
146 Corinth ) 

143-133 Numantine War. 

133-27 Period of Roman internal strife. 

Great Wealth, Money Aristocracy, Moral Decay. 

Poor classes increasing and too dependent. 

113-101 War with the Cimbri and Teutones. 

111-105 War against Jugurtha. 

88-82 First and Second Mithridatic War. 

74-65 Third Mithridatic War. 

58-51 Ciesar's Gallic Wars. 

48 Phaksalia. Victory of Caesar over Pompey. 

48 Library (half million volumes) at Alexandria burned. 

42 Philippi. Cassius and Brutus overwhelmed by Antony and Octavius. 

31 ACTIDM. Octavius defeated fleets of Antony and Cleopatra. 

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0-600 A. D. 

9 Tedtobdrg. Roman legions annihilated by Arminius (Prince 
of a German Tribe). 

16 Germanicus triumphs over Arminius in Germany. 

42 Awful famine in Egypt. 

43-85 Roman conquest of Britain. 

64 First persecution of the Christians. 

64 Rome burned by Nero. 

70 Jerusalem captured and Temple destroyed by Titus. 

79 Eruption of Vesuvius. Herculaneum and Pompeii buried. 

80 167 169 ) 

189 > Great Plagues in Roman World. 

250-265 \ 

100 Greatest extension of the Roman Empire. 

138-160 Golden Age of the Roman Empire. 

200 Roman Empire threatened by the German tribes. 

250 General persecution of the Christians. 

250-260 General attacks on the Roman domains. 

272-273 Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra, vanquished. 

303 General persecution of the Christians. 

312 Constantine conquers Italy. 

323 Constantine master of the Roman World. 

325 First council of the Christian Church at Nicaa. A creed 
adopted. 

330 Constantinople (Byzantium) made the capital of the Roman 
Empire by Constantine. 

364 Roman Empire partitioned into East and West. 

374 The Huns pass the Volga and are conquerors. 

375-568 Migrations of the Ruthless Huns, Goths, etc., on a large 
scale, into the Roman Empire. 

378 AdrianoplE. Great victory of the Goths over the Romans. 

381 Second general council of the Christian Church at Constan- 
tinople. 

395 Final division into the Eastern or Byzantine Empire and the 
Western Empire. 

THE ROMAN EMPIRE, the Ruler of the World in 
the time of Augustus, has ceased to be the great 
power. The Fall of the Western Empire is usually 
given as 47(( A. D. Eastern or Byzantian Empire 
continued to 1453. 

406 Vandals, etc., invade Gaul. 

410 Rome taken and sacked by the Visigoths under Alaric. 

411 Rome forced to recall her legions from Britain. 
415 Founding of the Visigothic Kingdom in Spain. 
429-534 Kingdom of the Vandals in Africa. 
449-607 English conquest of Britain. 

450 Famine in Italy. 

451 Chalons. Romans defeated Attila in a terrible battle, and 

one of the most important in history. 

452 Foundation of Venice. 

455 Rome sacked by the Vandals under Genseric. 

476 Odoacer supplants the Caesars at Rome. 

486 SoissoNS. Franks under Clovis vanquish the Romans in Gaul. 

490-493 Theodoric invades Italy and overthrows Odoacer. 



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500-1000 A. D. 

450-700 Angles and Saxons settling in Britain. 

507 Clovis founds a capital in Ganl for the Franks. 

533 Belisarius destroys the Vandal power in Africa. 

543 Earthquake felt by nearly the whole world. 

555 Narses destroys the kingdom of the Ostro-Goths, in Italy. 

557 Earthquake. Constantinople. Thousands perish. 

558 Dreadful plague begins in Europe. 
568-774 Kingdom of the Lombards in Italy. 
622 Mohammed. Flight from Mecca to Medina. 
629 Mecca submits to Mohammed. 

635 Cadesia. Saracens vanquish the Persians. 

640 Saracens invade Egypt. 

641 Battle of Nehavend. Decisive victory for the Saracens 

over the Persians. 

661-750 Rule of Ommiad Caliphs. Capital, Damascus. They 
made attacks on Europe. 

709 Subjugation of Northern Africa, by the Saracens, completed. 

711 Battle of Xerez-de-la-Frontera. Kingdom of Visigoths 
destroyed by the Saracens or Moors. 

711-1492 Saracens and Moors in Spain. A high civilization. 
Height of their power was in 10th Century. 

732 Tours or Poitiers. Saracens defeated by the Franks under 
Martel. 

739 Famine in England, Wales, and Scotland. 

742 Awful Earthquake in Syria, Palestine, and Asia. Immense 
loss of life. 

750-1258 Rule of the Abbasside Caliphate. Bagdad founded and 
made the Capital about 765. 



751 Pepin, King of Franks, founds the Carlovingian dynasty. 

772 Charlemagne begins his wars and conquests. 

800 Charlemagne, Emperor of the West. 

827 England united under Egbert. 

843 Treaty of Verdun. France, Germany, and Italy become sep- 
arate and independent States. 

This is a period of great confusion and many changes. 

871 Alfred the Great, founder of modem England. 

Papal power has become well established. 

894 Magyars or Hungarians, descend into Hungary, and establish 
themselves. 

911 Northmen gained a permanent foothold in Normandy. 
954-957 Famine in England, Wales, and Scotland. 
933 Merseburg. Henry, the Fowler, defeats the Hungarians. 
955 Lech. Otho vanquishes the Hungarians. 



662 Foundation of the Holy Roman Empire of the German nation. 

988 Conversion and unification of Russia. 

1000 Rise of Poland. 

1000 Genoa becomes rich and powerful. 



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1016-1042 Danish supremacy over England. r^j^g East. 

1054 Separation of the Church of the West from the Church of 
1066 Hastings. Victory of William the Norman over Harold the 

1075 Struggle between Henry IV. and Pope Gregory. "- 

1076 Turks capture Jerusalem. 
1096-1272 Crusades. 

1099 Jerusalem besieged and taken by the Christians. 

1099-1187 Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem. 

1125 Venice in its glory. Make.s offensive wars. 

1167 Lombard League (23 Italian Cities). 

1176 LEGNANO. Lombard League defeated Frederick Barbarossa. 

1183 Liberties of ItaUan cities secured. 

1187 Conquest of Acre and Jerusalem by Saladin. 

1189-1191 Acre besieged and taken by Richard and allies. 

1200 Papal dominion imlependeut of the German emperors. 

1204 Overthrow of the Byzantine Empire. Establishment of the 
Latin Empire of Constantinople, which stood till 1261. 

1204 The Republic of Venice, one of the greatest commercial 
powers. 

1212 ToLOSA. Decisive victory of the Christians over the Moors. 

1213 MURBT. Albigenses defeated by Simon de Montfort. 
1218-1232 Wars between Venice and Genoa. Also at latter date.^. 
1219 Samarkand (the Athens of Asia ) destroyed by Genghis Khan. 

1240 The Mongols, after overrunning Russia, advance into Central 

Europe. 

1241 WahlsTaTT near LiEGNiTz. Victory of the Mongols over 

the Germans, but the Mongol advance into Europe was 

1250 Mamelukes govern Egypt till 1517. '■ ^ 

1258 Mongols besieged and sacked Bagdad. 

1280 First Mongol dynasty fully established in China. 

1291 Turks capture Acre from the Chri.stians. 

1315 MoRGARTKN. Swiss defeated the Austrians. 

1338-1453 Hundred Years' War. Series of wars between England 

1346 CrECY. Utter defeat of the French. ^and France. 

1348-1351 Black Death throughout Europe. Millions perished. 
Reappeared in 1360, 1373, and 1382. 

1356 Poitiers. Victory of the English over the French. 

1361 Turks take Adrianople. 

1366 Tamerlane begins his conquests. 

1382 The Hanseatic League of over ninety cities in its zenith. 

Begun about 1250. 
1382-1434 Most flourishing period of the Florentine Republic. 
1386 Sempach. Victory of the Swiss over the Austrians. 
1398 Sack of Delhi by Tamerlane. 
1402 Angor.^. Tamerlane vanguished Bajazet. 
1407 Bank of Genoa established. Grew to be a great power. 
1415 AgincourT. Victory of Henry V. over the French. 
1419-1436 Hussite war. 
1420 Venice at zenith of her power. 

1429 Siege of Orleans. Joan of Arc's victory over the English. 
145.3 Archduchy of Austria created. 
1453 Capture of Constantinople by the Turks. 

Fall of the Eastern Empire. 



1477 Nancy. Overthrow of Charles the Bold by the Swiss. 

1479 Nearly the whole of Spain united in one monarchy. 

1480 Emancipation of Russia from the Mongol yoke. 
1482 Alhama, the key of Grenada, wrested from the Moors. 
1492 America discovered by Columbus. 

1495-1513 French invasions of Italy. 

1497 Vasco da Gama doubled the Cape of Good Hope. rr. 

'^ '^ LEmpire. 

1499 Swiss confederacy became virtually independent of the German 



Cordova, Spain. A great centre of commerce and learning. 

1014 Inundation on coast of England and the Netherlands. 

1015-1439 Building of Strasburg Cathedral. 

1016 Awful famine throughout Europe. 

1006 1217 England and France. First period of rivalship. 

1086 Domesday Book completed. 

1108 Flanders inundated by the sea. 

1118-1312 Order of Knights Templars. 

1122 Concordat of Worms. Contest about Investiture ended. 

1130 Foundation of the oldest universities. 

1154 Henry II. Plantagenet Dynasty in England till 1485. 

1157 Bank of Venice established. 

1163-1312 Building of Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris. 

1170 All Saints' Flood in Holland. 

1193-1195 Famine in England and France which led to a fever. 

1200 Mining of coal in England on a large .scale began. 

1200 The Papacy on the summit of its power. 

1209 Franciscan order founded. 

1215 Magna Charta signed by King John. 

1215 Dominican order founded. 

1215 Inquisition instituted by Innocent III. 

1240 The Golden Horde, planted on the Volga by the Mongols, were 
conquered by Tamerlane about 1400, and by Ivan III., 1480. 

1248-1880 Cologne Cathedral. 511 feet in height. 

1249 Oxford University placed on a stronger basis. 

1256-1273 Interregnum in Germany. Empire lost vigor. Confusion. 

1257 Cambridge University. First society of students. 

1268 Earthquake in Cilicia. 60,000 perish. 

1278 Marchfeld. Rudolph vanquishes Ottocar of Bohemia. 

1283 Union of England and Wales. 

1292 Beginning of the Swi.ss Confederacy. 

1296 Dunbar. Scots defeated by the English. 

1306-1342 Scotch War for Independence. 

1314 Bannockburn. Edward II. defeated by Robert Bruce. 

1315 Dreadful famine in England. 

1346 Cannon used by the English at Crecy. 

1347 Rienzi. Tribune of Rome. 

1353 Famine in England and France. 

1354 Gallipoli. Seized by the Turks. 

1356 The Golden Bull of Germany for the election of Emperors. 

1378-1417 Great Schism in the Western or Roman Chiarch. 

1381 Revolt of the peasants under Wat Tyler, which led to the 
abolition of villeinage. 

1397 Denmark, Norway and Sweden united under Queen Margaret. 

1401 Parliament passes act to bum the Lollards. 

1414—1418 Constance. Council of the Roman Catholic Church. 

1415 Burning of John Huss at Constance. [Unity restored. 

1421 Holland. Sea broke in. 100,000 drowned. 

1439 The beginning of standing armies. 

1450 Jack Cade's insurrection in England. 

1450 Gutenberg practiced the art of printing. 

1450 (about) Mazarin Bible. 

1455-1485 War of the Roses in England. 

1456 Earthquake at Naples. 40,000 perish. 

1477 Caxton prints the first book in England. 

1480 Inquisition established in Spain. 

1483 Great flood on the Severn river. 

1485 Bosworth Field. Richard III. defeated and slain. 

1485-1603 Tudor Dynasty in England. 



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1513 Flodden FiKLD. Jatnes IV. of Scotland overwhelmed 

by the English. 

1517-1648 Era of the Reformation. 

1519-1521 Conquest of Mexico by Cortes. 

1521 Diet of Worms. Luther defended his position as a 

Reformer. 

1525 Pavi.v. French power in Italy shattered beyond repair. 

1526 F'erdinand I. increases the possessions of Austria. 

1529 First siege of Vienna by the Turkc. 

1530 & 1555 Diets of Augsburg. Religious peace concluded. 

1531-1533 Conquest of Peru by Pizarro. 

1545-1563 Council of Treut. It condemned the leading doctrines 
of tlie Reformation. 

1555-6 Ridley, Latimer, Cranmer, and 300 other Protestants 

burned at the stake. 

1562-1598 Civil, (8) Wars IN France. Catholics and Huguenots. 

1568-1648 War of Liberation in the Netherlands. 

1571 LepanTO. Decisive naval battle between the Turks 

and Christians. 

1572 Massacre oe St. Bartholomew. Coligni and thou- 

sands of Hugueuots slain. 

1573-1574 Siege OF Leyden. Dikes cut and Spaniards drowned. 

1579 The Union of Utrecht. Foundation of the Dutch 

Republic. 

1588 Defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English fleet. 

1590 IvRY. Henry IV. of France defeats Catholic Leaguers. 

1598 Edict of Nantes granting toleration to the Huguenots. 

1618-1648 Thirty years' religious war in Central Europe. 

1 1631 Leipsic. Adolphus victorious. 

t. 1632 LUTZEN. Death of Adolphus. 
Germany's population decreased more than half. 

1627-1628 Siege and capture of La Rochelle from the Huguenots 
by Richelieu. 



1644 
1644 
1048 



1652-3 

1664 

1683 

16S5 

1688 

1689-1697 

1690 

1692 

1700 
1700-1721 

1701-1714 
1702-1713 
1704 

1709 
1713 
1740-1748 

1745 



Manchu Tartars seize the sovereign power in China. 

Marston Moor. Royalists defeated. 

Peace of Westphalia. Equal rights to the Protestants 
and Catholics, etc. 



England and Holland contend in naval battles. 

St. GoTTHard. Turks routed by the Christians. 

Second siege of Vienna by the Turks. Sobieski brought 
relief and gained a victory. 

Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. Migration of the 
Huguenots from France. 

The English Revolution. Parliament in control. 
William and Mary. 

War of the "Grand AlUance " against France. 

BOYNE. William III. defeated James II. 

La Hogue. French fleet destroyed by the English and 
Dutch. 

Narva. Sweden destroys the Russian Army. 

Great Northern War in Europe. Alliance against 
Sweden. 

War of the Spanish Succession. 

Queen Anne's war against the F'rench. 

Blenheim. French army almost destroyed by Marl- 
borough. 

Pultowa. Decisive triumph of Russia over Sweden. 

Peace of Utrecht \ England gained Gibraltar, etc. 

) Austria gained possessions in Italy.etc. 

War of the Austrian Succession. Prussia, France, etc., 
against Maria Theresa, etc. 

FONTENOY. French defeated the allies. 



1756-1763 

1757-1784 

1759 
1760 

1763 



Seven Years' War. Against Frederick the Great, of 

Prussia, by allies. 
War of the English in India. Great success of Lord 

Chve. 
France lost her American Colonies. 



Quebec. 

TORGAU. 



Complete rout of the Austrians by 
Prussians under Frederick the Great. 



the 
the 



Peace of Paris. Prussia gained a place among 
great powers. 
1772, '92, '95 Partition of Poland, by Russia, Prussia and Austria. 

1775-1783 War of Independence. 1777 Saratoga. 1781 

yorktown. 
1782 Naval victories finally establish the maritime supremacy 

of England. 



1789-1792 

1792 

1796-1815 
1796-1800 
1798 

1800 
1803 
1803 
1805 

1805 

1806 

1806 
1808-1814 

1809 

1810-1825 

1812 
1812 

1813 
1813 

1814-15 

1815 

1815 



1821-1829 

1827 

1830-1831 

1848-1849 

1854r-1856 

1859 
1861 

1866 

1870 

1870 

1877-8 

1878 

1894 

1898 

1898 
1899 



French Revolution. 1793^ Reign of Terror. 
Guillotine active. 

Valmy. Prussians and Austrians defeated by the French. 

Napoleonic Wars. 

Napoleon's brilliant campaigns. 

Battle of the Nile. French army cut off from 

France. 
Marengo. Victory of Napoleon over the Austrians. 
British authority supreme throughout India. 
Renewed War between England and France. 

Trafalgar. Great Naval victory of Nelson over the 

French and Spanish. 
AUSTERLITZ. Napoleon defeats the Austrians and 

Russians. 
Battle of Jena. Victory of Napoleon over the 

Prussians. 
End of the German or Holy Roman Empire. 

War between Napoleon and Great Britain in Spain and 
Portugal. 

Wagram. Decisive victory of Napoleon over the 

Austrians. 
Spanish colonies in Mexico and South America won 

their Independence. 
Borodino. Napoleon defeats the Russians. 

Burning of Moscow. Retxeat of Napoleon with great 

loss. 
LUTzen. Napoleon defeats the Russians and Prussians. 

Leipsic. Napoleon's army overwhelmed by alUed 
forces of Russia, Germany, and Austria. 

Congress of Vienna by the five great powers. 

Waterloo. Napoleon crushed by Wellington. 

The Holy Alliance between Russia, Austria, and Prussia. 



Greek Revolution. Resulted in Independence. 
Navarino. Destruction of the Turkish Egyptian fleet. 
Revolutions in France, Belgium, etc. 
Many Revolutions in Europe. 

Crimean War. Siege of Sebastopol by the English, 

French, etc. 
SOLFERiNO. French and Sardinians defeat Austrians. 

Bull Run. 1863 Gettysburg. 1865 Richmond 

surrendered 
Sadowa. Defeat of the Austrians by the Prussians. 
Sedan. Germans defeat the French. 
Italy has achieved its freedom and unity. 
Turco-Russian War. Russians capture Plevna. 
Congress of Berlin. 
War between China and Japan. 

Czar of Russia proposes disarmament and a peace 

conference. 
War between the United States and Spain. 
Outbreak of War between England and the Boers. 



26 



27 



1500 - 1900 A. D. 



1506-1626 

1508 

1510 

1513 

1513 

1519-22 

1534 

1534- 

1551 

1565 

1587 

1600 

1603 

1607 

1608 

1610 

1614 

1619 

1620 

1627-58 

1638 

1640-53 

1642-45 

1649-60 

1675-1710 

1694 

1707 

1711-20 

1717-20 

1721 

1754-63 

1759 

1769 

1774-85 

1788 

1793 

1799 

1801 

1810 

1819 

1825 

1829 

1830 

1835 

1838 

1844 

1846 

1848 

1851 

1857-8 

1857-70 

1859-69 

1866 

1870 

1871 

1871 

1877 



Building of St. Peter's Cathedral. 

League of Cambray against Venice. 

Albuquerque. Portuguese Viceroy of the Indies. 

Ponce de Leon discovers Florida. 

Balboa discovers the Pacific. 

Magellan's voyage around the globe. 

England separates from the Church of Rome. 

Order of Jesuits founded by Loyola. 

Turkish Empire at the zenith of its power. 

Spaniards settle St. Augustine, Fla. 

Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, executed. 

English-East India Company chartered. 

The Stuarts in England till 1688. 

Jamestown, Va., settled by the English. 

Quebec. Settled by the French. 

Moors expelled from Spain. Great Decay of Spain 
during this century. 

First Dutch settlements in (now) New York. 

Discovery of the circulation of the blood by Harvey. 

Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers at Plymouth, Mass. 

Taj Mahal. The most ornate Mausoleum in the world. 

Harvard (Mass.) College founded. 

Long Parliament in England. 

Civil War. Between Parliament and Charles I. 

Commonwealth and Protectorate under Cromwell. 

Building of St. Paul's Cathedral. 

Bank of England established. 

Union of England and Scotland as Great Britain. 

South Sea Bubble in England. 

Law's Bubble. Vast financial schemes. 

Modern Cabinet system in England under Walpole. 

French and Indian war. Connected with the seven 
years' War in Europe 

Quebec. Taken by the English. The French lose 
their American colonies. 

Invention of the steam engine by Watt. 

Warren Hastings. Governor General of India. 

Coal and coke used in smelting iron. 

Whitney invents the cotton-gin. 

Rosetta Stone discovered in Egypt. 

Legislative union of Great Britain and Ireland. 

Napoleon at the height of his power. Germany humil- 

The steamer Savannah crosses the Atlantic. ^ 

Erie Canal opened in New York State. fenson 

"Rocket." First practical locomotive built by Steph- 

Belgium revolts from Holland and becomes a monarchy. 

Rise of American Literature. 

Steamship Great Western crosses the Atlantic. 

First telegraph line opened in the U. S. 

Ether introduced into surgical practice. 

Discoverj- of gold in California. 

Coup d'etat of Louis Napoleon who was made Emperor 

o T,T ^- TV [in 1852. 

Sepoy Mutiny in India. "■ 

Mont Cenis tunnel. Eight miles long. 

Construction of the Suez Canal. 

The Great Eastern lays the Atlantic cable. 

Fall of the French Empire. France again a Republic. 

Re-establishment of the German Empire. 

Treaty of Washington for arbitration. 

Production of Bessemer rails in the U. S. is greater than 
that of iron rails. 



The following partial list of disasters serves as a reminder 

that man (even with the greatest wealth) cannot 

withstand the elements or the laws of God. 

1530 General inundation in Holland. 400,000 drowned. 

1531 Earthquake at Lisbon. 30,000 perish. 
1565 Famine throughout British Isles. 
1626 Earthquake at Naples. 70,000 perish. 

1656 Plague in Naples. 400,000 deaths. [perished. 

1665 Great plague in London. One-fifth of the population 

1666 Great fire in London. A blessing ; purifying the city. 

1667 Earthquake at Schamaki. Lasted 3 months. 80,000 
1693 Awful famine in France. ^^ 
1693 Earthquake in Sicily. 100,000 perish. 

1703 Earthquake at Jeddo, Japan. 200,000 perish. 

1703 Great storm in England. 80,000 drowned. 

1746 Earthquake. Lima and Callao demolished. 

1748 General famine in Britain. 

1755 Great earthquake and immense sea waves at Lisbon. 

60,000 perish. This awful earthquake destroyed other 
cities and was felt for 5,000 miles. 

1771 Famine devastates Bengal. 

1771 Ripon Flood in Yorkshire. 

1783 Violent earthquake in Calabria. 40,000 perish. 

1787 Torrents from the mountains in Navarre. 

1789 Grevious famine in France — hastened the French 

1792 Plague in Egypt. 800.000 perish. [Revolution. 

1797 Earthquake in Central America. 40,000 perish. 

1801 Famine throughout Britain. 

1822 Coast of Chili permanently raised by an earthquake. 

1835 Great fire in New York City. 

1837-1838 Famine in North-west India. 800,000 perish. 

1838 Great fire in Charleston, S. C. 

1840 & 6 Awful inundations in France. 

1845 Two great fires in New York City. 

1846 Great famine in Ireland caused by failure of potato crop. 

1851 Two great fires in San Francisco, Cal. 

1865-1866 Famine in North-east India. 1,000,000 perish. 

1867-1868 Noted .series of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and 
great sea wave oscillations, culminating on the west 
coast of South America. Great losses. 

1868-1869 Famine in North-west India. 1,500,000 perish. 

1871. 1872 Great Fires. Chicago. Boston. 

1877 Famine on west coast of India. 500,000 perish. 

1877 Earthquake and tidal wave on west coast of South 

America near Callao. 

1877-1878 Famine in North China. 9,500,000 said to have perished. 

1881 Typhoon in China. 300,000 perish. 

1883 Java desolated by many volcanic eruptions and a tidal 

wave. Disturbances for thousands of miles. 

1883 Great floods in Europe. 

1884 Destructive series of tornadoes in Southern States, U. S. A. 

1886 Earthquake at Charleston, S. C. Shocks were felt over 
an area of 900,000 square miles. 

1887 Overflow of Yellow River. Millions said to have perished. 

1888 March. Blizzard on eastern coast of United States. 

1889 Disastrous flood at Johnstown, Penna. 

1889 & 90 Several tornadoes and destructive floods in U. S. A. 

1891 Great blizzard and disastrous floods in Europe. 

1893 Destructive tornadoes in Southern States, U. S. A. 

1900 Galveston, Texas, devastated by a storm. 

1902 Volcanic eruptions in the West Indies. St Pierre and 

people destroyed. Ocean bed sunk to a great depth. 



28 



29 



30 



FAMOUS 
CHARACTERS 



ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED 



The following list contains not only all the names on the preceding charts, but also 
the names of many other history makers of the world. 

This is far from being a complete list of noted persons, (there are ten times as many 
names in Chamber's Biographical Dictionary) but there will be found here the characters 
most frequently sought for. These can be more readily found in this selected list 
than in a C3-clopedia where there are many similar names. 

As a general rule : a date, dash, and another date, follow the name. The date before 
the " - " is the date of birth, and the date after the " - " is the date of death. All 
dates are A. D. unless stated as B. C. 

The uncertainty of some dates is indicated by "about" or "?". The reader should 
not infer from this that he can implicitly rely on the accuracy of all the other dates. 
But little dependence can be placed on dates prior to about 700 b. c, and still less on 
those before about 1300 B. c. As an example of the confusion existing in recorded dates : 
Solomon is given in this list as 1033-975 B. c. King 1015. Modem works give his 
reign as 993-953 B.C., a discrepancy of 22 years. Though the latter dates may be 
more reliable, the former are used so as to have more relative correctness with the other 
characters of the same period. 

Some of the discrepancies that may appear between the charts and the printed dates 
are due to the data being taken from different sources. 



F A M U S C H A K A C T E 11 S IX H I S T O 11 Y 



AARON 

A. BECKET. Thomas 

ABELARD, Pierre 

ABERNETHY. John 

ABRAHAM 

ABSALOM 

ADAMS. John 

ADDISON. Joseph 

/ESCHYLUS 

/ESOP 

AGASSIZ. Louis 

AGRiCGLA, C. Juiius 

AHAB 

ALARIC 

ALBUQUERQUE 

ALCIBIADES 

ALEXANDER THE GREAT 

ALEXANDER VI. 

ALEXANDER I. 

ALEXANDER II. 

ALEXANDER III. 

ALEXIS 

ALFONSO X. (the Wise) 

ALFRED THE GREAT 

ALI 

ALISON. Archibald 

ALVA. Duke of 

AMBROSE, Saint 

ANAXAGORAS 

ANGELiCO, Fra 

ANGELO 

ANNE 

ANNE BOLEYN 

ANSELM. Saint 

ANTHONY. Saint 

ANTiGONUS 

ANTiOCHUS THE GREAT 

ATONINUS PIUS 

ANTONY, Marl< 

APELLES 



l.'")74- 1451 u.c. High priost of the Jews 

See Beckot 
1079-1112 French theologian 

17G4-1831 English surgeon 

1996- 1822 B.C. Father ot tlie Hebrews 
11th cent. B.C. Son of David 

1735- 1826 President ot the United States, 1797 

1672-1719 English author 

525-456 B.C. Greelv tragic writer 
620-564 B.C. Greek faljuli.st 
1807-1873 Swiss-Aiuei'ican. Naturalist 

37-93 Koman general in Britain 

King of Israel, about 875 B.C. 
-410 King of the Visigoths 

1453-1515 Portugal. Viceroy of the Indies 

450-404 B.C. Athenian general 
356-323 B.C. Macedonian conqueror, 336 B.C. 
1431-1503 Pope, 1492 

1777-1825 Czar of Eu.ssia, 1801 

1818-1881 Czar ot Russia, 1855 

1845-1894 Czar of Russia, 1881 

1629-1676 Czar of Russia, 1645 

1221-1284 King ot Castile and Leon, 1252 

849-901 King ot England, 871 

-661 Arabian. Caliph, 6.36 

1757-1839 Scotch. Historian 

1508-1583 Spanish. Governor of the Nether- 

[lands, 1567 
340-397 Bishop ot Milan 

500-428 B.C. Ionic philosopher 

1387-1455 Tuscan. Friar painter 

See Michael Angelo 

1664-1714 Queen of England, 1702 

See Boleyn 

1033-1109 Archbishop of Canterbury 

251-356 Egyptian. Father of Monachism 

382-301 B.C. King in Asia 

242-187 B.C. King of Syria, 223 B.C. 

86-161 Roman emperor, 138 

83-30 B.C. Roman triumvir 

[B.C. 

Ephesus. Celebrated painter, 325 



AQUINAS, SL Thomas 
ARAGO. D. Francois 
ARCHIMEDES 
ARIOSTO, Ludovico 



122.5-1274 
1786-18.53 
287-212 B.C. 
1474-1533 



ARiSTARCHUS OF SAMOS 

ARISTIDES THE JUST -468 B.C. 

ARISTOTLE 384-322 B.C. 

ARIUS 260-336 
ARKWRiGHT. Sir l^ichard 1732-1792 

ARMiNlUS-HERMANN 16b.c.-19 a.d. 

ARMOUR. Philip D. 1832-1901 

ARNOLD. Thomas 1795-1842 

ARNOLD OF WINKELRIED -1386 
ARTAXERXES I. 

ARTHUR. "King" -520 

ASPASiA About 400 B.C. 

ASTOR. John Jacob 1763-1848 

ATHANASIUS 300-373 

ATTILA 406-453 

AUDUBON, John James 178U-1851 

AUGUSTINE, Saint 354-430 

AUGUSTUS (OCTAVIUS) 63b.c.-14 a.d. 

AURELIAN 212-275 

AURELIUS, Marcus 121-180 



Italian theologian 

French physicist 

Syracusan mathematician 

Italian poet 

Alexandrian astronomer. 280 B.C. 

.-Athenian statesman 

Greek philosopher 

Egyptian. Founder ot Ariauism 

English. Inventor 

[9 A.D. 
German. Vaniiuished I he Ronnms, 

.American. Meat packing industry 

English. Head Master of Rugby 

Swiss patriot 

King ot Persia, 465-425 B.C. 

British chieftain 

Greek. Renowned for her talents 

German-.4.merican. Jlerchant 

Patriarch of Alexandria 

King of the Huns 

American naturalist 

Latin father of the Church 

Master of tlie Roman world, 31 B.C. 

Roman emperor, 270 

Roman emperor, 161 



FAMOUS CHAKACTEKS IN HISTORY 



BABBAGE. Charles 1792-1871 

BACH. J. Sebastian 1685-1750 

BACON. Sir Francis 15G1-1G20 

BACON, Roger 1211-1291 

BAJAZET I. 1347- U03 

BALBOA U75-1517 
BALIOL, Edward -1363 

BANCROFT, George 1800-1891 

BARNUM, P. T. 1810-1891 

BASIL (the Great) 329-379 

BAYARD. Chevalier de 1475-1521 

BEACONSFIELD, Earl of 1804-18S1 

BECKET. Thomas 1117-1170 

BEDE, The Venerable G72-735 

BEECHER, Henry Ward 1813-1887 

BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van 177u 1827 

BELISARIUS 505-565 

BELL, A. G. 1847- 

BELLINI, Vincenzo 1802-1835 
BELSHAZZAR -538 b.c. 

BENEDICT, Saint 180-543 

BENNETT, Jas. G. 1795-1872 

BENTHAIVl, Jeremy 1748-1832 

BENTON, Thomas H. 1782-1858 

BERANGER, Pierre i. de 1780-1857 

BERKELEY, George 1684-1753 

BERNARD, Saint 1U91-1153 

BESSEfWER, Sir Henry 1813-1898 

BIDDLE, Nicholas 178G-1844 

BISMARCK, Prince von 1815-1898 

BLACKSTONE, Sir William 1723-1780 

BLAINE, James G. 1830-1893 

BLUCHER, Von 1742-1819 

BOCCACCIO, Giovanni 1313-1375 

BOLEYN, Anne 1507-1536 
BOLINGBROKE, H. St. John 1678-1751 

BOLIVAR, Simon 1763-1830 
BONAPARTE,Louis Napoleon 1808-1873 

BONAPARTE, Napoleon 1768-1821 

BONHEUR, Rosa 1822-1899 



English mathematician and inventor 

German musician 

English philosopher, etc. 

English monk and pliilosopher 

Turkish sultan, 1389 

Spanish adventurer 

King of Scotland, 1332 

American historian 

American showman 

Greek father of the Church 

French soldier 

English. Statesman and novelist 

English. Archbishop of Canter- 
Lb ury 
Saxon historian 

American clergyman 

German composer 

Byzantine general 

Scotch. Telephone In U. S. 

Italian composer 

Last king of Babylonia 

[aohism 

Italian. Founder of Western ilou- 

Scotch. Founder of N. Y. Herald 

English jurist 

American statesman 

French song writer 

Irish philosopher 

French ecclesiastic 

English inventor 

American iinancier 

Prussian statesman 

English jurist 

American statesman 

Prussian general 

Italian author 

Second wife of Henry VIII. 

English statesman 

Liberator of South America 

Emperor of the French, 1852 

French. General. Emperor, 1804 

French. Animal painter 



BONIFACE VIII. 
BONIFACE, Saint 
BOONE, Daniel 
BOSSUET, Jacques & 
BOZZARIS, Marcos 
BRAHE, Tycho 
BRENNUS 
BRIGHT, John 
BRONTE, Charlotte 
BROUGHAM, Lord 
BROWN, John 
BROWNING, Elizabeth B. 
BROWNING, Robert 
BRUCE, Robert 
BRUNEL, Sir Marc 
BRUTUS, Lucius J. 

BRUTUS, Marcus J. 
BRYANT, William C. 
BUCKINGHAM, Duke of 
BUDDHA 

BUFFON, Comte de 
BUNYAN, John 
BURKE, Edmund 
BURLEIGH, Lord 
BURNS, Robert 
BURRITT, Elihu 
BURTON, Sir Richard F. 
BYRON, George G. 



-1303 Pope, 1294 

680-755 "Apostle of Germany" 

1735-1820 American pioneer m Kentucky 

1627-1704 French prelate 

1790-1823 Greek revolutionary leader 

1546-1601 Swede. Astronomer 

Leader of the Gauls against Rome 
[about 388 B.C. 
1811-1889 English statesman 

1816-1855 English novelist 

1778-1868 Scotch. Law reformer, etc. 

1800-1859 American abolitionist and leader 

1806-1861 English poetess 

1812-1889 English poet 

1274-1329 King of Scotland, 1306 

1769-1819 French. English engineer 

lleputed leader of the Romans 
against Tarquin about 515 u.o. 

8.5-42 B.C. Roman. One of Cwsar's assassins 

1791-1878 American. Poet and journalist 

1592-1628 English. Virtual ruler 

6th cent. B.C. India. Founder of Buddhism 

1707-1788 French naturalist 

1G28-1G88 English auLlior 

1729-1797 Irish. English statesman 

1520-1598 English statesman 

1759-179G Scottish poet 

1811-1879 American. Learned blacksmith 

1821-1890 English. Explorer and wriier 

1788-1821 English poet 



FAMOUS C H A R A G T E E S IX HISTORY 



CABOT, John 
CABOT, Sebastian 
CADE, Jack 
C/ESAR, Julius 
CALHOUN, John C. 
CALIGULA 
CALVIN, John 
CAIWBYSES 
CAMILLUS, M. F. 
CANNING. George 
CANOVA, Antonio 
CANUTE 

CARLYLE. Thos. 
CARNEGIE. Andrew 
CARNOT. N. M. 
CARSON. ■■Kit" 
CARTWRIGHT, Edmund 
CASSIUS, Calus 
CATHARINE II. 
CATHARINE DE MEDICI 
CATHARINE OF ARAGON 
CATILINE 
CATO. (the elder) 
CATO, (the younger) 
CAVENDISH, Henry 
CAVOUR. Count 
CAXTON. William 
CECIL. William 
CERVANTES 
CHARLEMAGNE 
CHARLES I. 
CHARLES II. 
CHARLES THE BALD 
CHARLES VII. 
CHARLES V. 
CHARLES XII. 
CHARLES THE BOLD 
CHARLES MARTEL 
CHASE, Salmon P. 
CHATHAM, Earl of 



] Discovered the main- 

r Venetians, land of America for tlie 
1470-1557 ) Englisli, 1497 

-1450 Irish. English insurgent 

100-44 B.C. Roman conqueror, historian, etc. 

1782-1850 American statesman 

12-41 Roman emperor, 37 

1509-1564 French. Protestant reformer 

-522 B.C. Kingof Medes and Persians, 529 B.C. 

446-3(j5b.c. Roman. Hero 

1770-1827 English statesman 

1757-1822 Italian sculptor 

994-1035 King of Denmark, Nor\vii,y, and 

[England, lUlC 
1795-1881 Scotch. Author 

183.5- Scotch. Am. steel manufacturer 

1753-1823 French strategist and revolutionist 

1809-1868 American guide 

[loom. 

1743-1823 English. Inventor of the power 

-42 B.C. Pioman. Con-spirator against Cffisar 

1729-1796 Empress of Russia, 1762 

1519-1589 Queen of France, 1.532 

1485-1536 First wife of Henry VIII. 

108-62 B.C. Roman conspirator 

234-149 B.C. Roman statesman 

95-46 B.C. Roman statesman 

1731-1810 English. Natural philcsopher 

1810-18G1 Restorer of Italian nationality 

1422-1491 First English printer 

English. See Lord Burleigh 

1547-1616 Spanish author 

[800 
742-814 King of the Franks, 768. Emperor 

1600-1649 King of England and Scotland, 1625 

1630-1685 King of England and Scotland, 1660 

823-877 King of the western Franks, 840 

1403-1461 King of France, 1422 

1500-1558 Emperor of Germany, 1520 

1682-1718 King of Sweden, 1697 

1433-1477 Duke of Burgundy 

690-741 Ruler of the Franks 

1808-1873 American. Statesman, etc. 
See WUliam Pitt 



CHAUCER, Geoffrey 1340-1400 

CHESTERFIELD. Earl of 1694^1773 
CHEVALIER, Michel 1806-1879 

CHOPIN. Frederic 1809-1849 

CHING WANG 
CHRIST 
CHOW DYNASTY 
CHRYSOSTOIW, Saint 
CICERO, Marcus T. 



CID. The 

CINCINNATUS 

CLAY, Henry 

CLEISTHENES 

CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA 



4B.C.-29A.D. 

1123 B.C. 
347-407 
106-43 B.C. 

1040-1099 
5th cent. B.C. 

1777-1852 



-215 



CLEOPATRA 69-30 B.C. 

CLEVELAND, Grover 18,S7- 

CLINTON, De Witt 1769-1828 

CLINTON, George 1739-1812 

CLIVE, Lord 1725-1774 

CLOVIS -511 

COBDEN, Richard 1804-1865 

COKE, Sir Edward 1552-1633 

COLBERT 1619-1683 

COLBURN, Zerah 1804-1840 
COLERIDGE, Samuel T. 1772-1834 

COLIGNI 1517-1572 
COLUMBUS, Christopher 1447-1506 

COMTE, Augusto 1798-1857 

COND^ 1621-1686 

CONFUCIUS About 500 B.C. 

CONRAD I. -918 
CONSTANTINE THE GREAT 274^337 

COOK, James 1728-1779 

COOPER, James F. 1789-1851 



COOPER, Peter 

COPERNICUS 

CORDAY, Charlotte 

CORIOLANUS 

CORNELIA 

CORREGGIO 



1791-1883 
1473-1543 
1768-1793 

About 200 B.C. 
1494^1534 



English poet 

English statesman, etc. 

French economist 

Polish. Composer 

Emperor, 246 b.o. He expelled the 
fMongols, etc. 



Patriarch of Constantinopole 

Roman orator 

Spanish hero 

Roman dictator 

American statesman 

Athenian statesman, about 510 b.o. 

Greek father of the Church 

Queen of Egypt 

American. President of U. S., 1885 

Governor of New York 

American. Statesman 

English general in India 

King of the Franks, 481 

English statesman. Free trade 

English jui-ist 

French. Minister of Louis XIV. 

American arithmetical prodigy 

English poet 

French Admiral. Huguenot leader 

Italian. Discoverer of America for 

[Spain 
French philosopher 

French general 

Chinese philosopher 

King of Germany, 911 

Roman emperor, 323 

English navigator 

American novelist 

American philanthropist 

Pole. Astronomer 

French. Assassin of Marat 

Hero of Roman legend, 500 B.C. 

Roman matron 

Italian painter 



CORTES. Hernando 
CRABBE. George 
CRANMER. Thomas 
CRASSUS. Marcus L. 
CRICHTON. James 
CRISPIN. Saint 
CRtESUS 

CROMWELL. Oliver 
CUVIER 
CYAXARES 
CYPRIAN, Saint 
CYRUS THE GREAT 
CYRUS 



FAjrOUS CHARACTERS IX HISTORY 

4G5B.C.- 



DAGUERRE, Louis J. M. 

DALTON, John 

DANIEL 

DANTE 

DARIUS I. (Hystaspis) 

DARWIN. Charles R. 

DAVID 

DAVIS, Jefferson 

DAVY. Sir Humphrey 

DEFOE, Daniel 

DE LESSEPS 



148.5-1.547 Spanish. Conqueror of Mexico 

17.54-1832 English poet 

14S9-15.56 English reformer 

114-53 B.C. Roman triumvir 

1560-1586 Scotch genius. " The .admirable 

-287 Roman. Shoemaker 

King of Lydia, 560 B.C. 

1599-1658 English. Puritan. Protector 

1769-1832 French naturalist 

-584 B.C. King of Media 

200-258 Bishop of Carthage 

-529 B.C. King of Persia, 550 B.C. 

424-401 B.C. Persian general 



1789-1851 French. Inventor of photography 

1766-1844 English chemist 

Hebrew. Prophecies 603-536 B.C. 

1265-1321 Florentine poet 

-486 B.c, King of Persia, 521 B.C. 

1809-1882 English naturalist 

-1015 B.C. King of Israel, 1055 B.C. 

1808-1889 American. President of the Confed- 

[erate States 
1778-1829 English chemist 

1660-1731 English author 

See Lesseps 



DEMOCRITUS 
DEMOSTHENES 
DEMOSTHENES 
DE QUINCEY. Thos. 
DERBY, Earl of 
DE RUYTER 
DESCARTES. Rene 
DE SOTO. Hernando 
DE STAEL 
DICKENS. Charles 
DIOCLETIAN 
DIODORUS SICULUS 
DIOGENES 
DIONYSIUS. (the Elder) 



-413 B.C. 
384^322 B.C. 
1785-1859 
1799-1869 

1596-16.50 
1496-1542 

1812-1870 
245-313 

1st cent. B.C. 
412-323 B.C. 

431-367 B.C. 

End of 
DIONYSIUS of Halicarnassus 1st cent. B.C. 

DISRAELI, Benjamin 

DOMITIAN 51-96 

DORE. Gustave 1833-1883 

DOUGLAS. Sir James 1286-1331 

DOUGLAS, Stephen A. 1813-1861 

DOUGLASS. Fred 1817-1895 

DRACO 

DRAKE. Sir Francis 1.540-1595 

DREW, Daniel 1788-1879 

DRUSUS, Nero Claudius 39-9 B.C. 

DRYDEN. John 1631-1700 

DUNSTAN, Saint 92.5-988 

DiJRER, Albrecht, 1471-1528 



Greek. Philosopher 

Athenian general 

Athenian orator 

English. Writer 

English. Premier, 1852 

See Euyter 

French. Alodern philosophy 

Spanish. Discoverer of the Mis- 
[sissippi 
See Stael, Mme. Do 

English novelist 
Roman emperor, 284 
Greek historian 
Greek philosopher 
Tyrant of Syracu.se, 405 B.C. 
Greek historian 
See Beacon.s£ield 
Roman emperor, 81 
French artist 

Scotch. Great captain of Bruce 
American politician 
Slave. American orator 
Athenian legislator, 624 B.C. 
English naval commander 
American. Capitalist 
Roman general 
English poet 

English. Archbishop of Canterbury- 
German engraver, etc. 



FAMOUS CHARACTERS IN HISTORY 



EDISON. Thomas Alva 
EDMUND II. 
EDWARD, (the Elder) 



1847- 
989-1016 
870-925 



EDWARD THE CONFESSOR lOOi-1066 

EDWARD I. 1239-1307 

EDWARD II. 1284-1327 

EDWARD III. 1312-1377 

EDWARD IV. 1441-1483 

EDWARD, the Black Prince 1330-137G 

EDWARDS, Jonathan 17U3-1758 

EGBERT -837 

ELI -1116B.0 
ELIJAH 

ELISHA 

ELIZABETH 

EMANUEL 



-838 b c. 
1533-1603 
1469-1521 



EMERSON, Ralph Waldo 1803-1882 



EMMET, Robert 
EPAMINONDAS 
EPICTETUS 
EPICURUS 

ERASMUS. Deslderius 
ERICSSON. John 
ERIGENA. John Scotus 



1780-1803 
418-362 B.C. 

1st cent. 
342-270 B.C. 

1467-1536 

1803-1889 

9th cent. 



ERSKINE. Thos. iLord) 1750-1823 



ESSEX. Earl of 




1567-1601 


ETHELBERT 




-616 


EUCLID 






EURIPIDES 




480-406 B.c 


EVANS. Marian 

"George 

EVERETT, Edward 


Eliot' 


1820-1880 
1794-1865 


EZEKIEL 




600 B.c- 


EZRA 




5th cent. B.C. 



American inventor 

King of England, 1016 

King of England, 901 

King of England, 1042 

King of England, 1272 

King of England, 1307 

King of England, 1327 

King of England, 1461 

English. Prince of Wales 

American theologian 

King of England, 829 

Judge of Israel, 1157-1117 B.C. 

Hebrew prophet, 907 B.C. 

Hebrew prophet 

Queen of England, 1558 

King of Portugal, 1495 

American philosophical writer 

Irish revolutionist 

Thebau general 

Phrygia. Stoic philosopher 

Greek philosopher 

Dutch scholar 

Swedish-American. Engineer 

Irish. Philosopher 

Scotch. English advocate, etc. 

English general 

King of Kent, 565 

Greek geometer, 300 B.C. 

Greek poet 

English novelist 

American statesman and orator 

Hebrew prophet 

Hebrew priest, ruler, etc. 



FABIUS, Maximus V. 

FARADAY. Michael 

FARRAGUT. David G. 

FAWKES. Guy 

FERDINAND I. 

FERDINAND V. 

FERRY, Jules 

FIELD, Cyrus W. 

FIELD, David D. 

FIELD. Marshall 

FIELDING. Henry 

FOUCAULT. Leon 

FOURIER. Charles 

FOX, Charles James 

FOX, George 

FRANCIS I. 

FRANCIS JOSEPH 

FRANCIS OF ASSISI 

FRANCIS XAViER 

FRANKLIN. Benjamin 

FRANKLIN. Sir John 

FREDERICK I. (Barbarossa) 1121-1190 

FREDERICK 11. 1194-12.50 

FREDERICK IV. or III. 1415-1493 

FREDERICK THE GREAT 1712-1786 

FREDERICK WILLIAM 1620-1688 

FREDERICK WILLIAM I. 

FROBISHER. Sir Martin 

FROEBEL, Friedrich 

FROISSART. Jean 

FULTON, Robert 



-203 B.C. Roman general 
1791-1867 English physicist 

American admiral 
English conspirator 
King of Castile, 1033, & Leon, 1037 
King of Spain 
French statesman 
American. Atlantic Ocean cable 
American. Jurist 
American. Merchant 
English novelist 
French physicist 
French. Socialist 
English statesman 



1801-1870 
1570-1606 
-1065 
1452-1516 
1832-1893 
1819-1892 
1805-1894 
1835- 
1707-1754 
1819-1868 
1772-1837 
1749-1806 
1624-1690 
1494-1547 
1830- 
1182-1226 

1706-1790 
1786-1847 



1688-1740 

-1594 

1782-1852 



[Quakers" 
English. Founder of "Friends and 

King of France, 1515 

Emperor of Austria, 1848 

Founder of the order of Franciscans 

See Xavier 

American philosopher 

English Arctic explorer 

Emperor of Germany, 1152 

Emperor of Germany, 1215 

Emperor of Germany, 1440 

King of Prussia, 1740 

Elector of Brandenburg, 1640 

King of Prussia, 1713 

English navigator 



German. Originator of the Kinder- 
[garten 
1337-1410 (UI9) French chronicler 



1765-1815 



American engineer 



FAMOUS CHARACTERS IN HISTORY 



CALEN 


130-200 


GALILEO 


1564-1642 


GALLATIN. Albert 


1761-1849 


GAMA. Vasco da 


-1524 



GARIBALDI. Giuseppe 1807-1882 

GARRICK. David 1716-1779 

GARRISON, William Lloyd 1805-1879 

GATES, John W. 1855- 

GENEVlkvE 422-512 
GENGHIS KHAN -1227 

GENSERIC -477 

GEORGE III. 1738-1820 
GERIVIANICUS C/ESAR 15b.<\-19 .\.d. 

GIBBON, Edward 1737-1794 
GIDEON 

GIOTTO 1276-1337 

GIRARD. Stephen 1750-1831 

GIRARDIN, Emile de 1804-1881 

GLADSTONE, William E. 1809-1898 

GLUCK, C. W. 1714-1787 

GODFREY OF BOUILLON 1061-1100 

GODWIN, Mary W, 1759-1797 

GOETHE 1749-1832 

GOLDSMITH, Oliver 1728-1774 

GORDON, Chas, George 1833-1885 

GORTSCHAKOFF. Alexander 1798-1883 

GOULD, Jay 1836-1892 
GRACCHUS, Caius -121 b,c. 

GRACCHUS, Tiberius -133 B.C. 

GRANT, Ulysses S. 1822-1885 

GRAY. Thomas 1716-1771 

GREELEY, Horace 1811-1872 
GREGORY I.— (The Great) -604 

GREGORY VII,~(Hlldebrandi -1085 

GREY, Lady Jane 1537-1554 

GRIMM, Jacob 1785-1863 

GROTE. George 1794^1871 

GROTIUS, Hugo 1583-1645 

GUIDO REM 1575-1642 

GUISE, Charles de L. 1525-1574 



Greek medical writer 

Italian astronomer 

[man 

Swiss-Am. Financier ami states- 
Portuguese navigator 
Italian patriot 
English actor 
American abolitionist 
American. Speculator 
Patron saint of Paris 
Mongol conqueror 
King of Vandals 
King of England, 1760 
Roman general 
English historian 
Judge in Israel, 1249-1209 8.0. 
Florentine painter 
French-American philanthropist 
Swiss-French journalist 
English statesman and orator 

German composer 

[crusade 
Belgium. A leader in the first 

English. Women's Rights 

German poet 

Irish. Author 

English. General and governor 

Chancellor of the Russian Empire 

American. Railroad manipulator 

Roman triljune 

Roman tribune 

Pres't of the U. S., 1869 

English poet 

American journalist 

Pope, 590 

Pope, 1073 

Proclaimed queen of England, 1553 

German. Philologist 

English historian 

Dutch. Jurist, etc. 

Italian painter 

French statesman 



GUISE, Claude de L., Duke 1496-1550 

GUIZOT 1787-1874 

GUSTAVUS VASA 149G-1560 

GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS 1594-1632 

GUTENBERG. Johann 1397-1468 
GUY FAWKES 



French general 

French statesman and historian 

King of Sweden, 1523 

King of Sweden, 1611 

German. Reputed inventor of 
[printing 
See Fawkes 



HADRIAN 

HALE, Sir Matthew 

HAMILCAR BARCA 

HAMILTON. Alexander 

HAN DYNASTY 

HANCOCK. John 

HANDEL 

HANNA. Marcus A. 

HANNIBAL 

HANNO— (the Great) 

HAROLD II. 

HAROUN AL-RASCHID 

HARVEY, William 

HASDRUBAL 

HASTINGS. Warren 

HATASU 

HAWKINS, Sir John 

HAWTHORNE. Nathaniel 

HAYDN. Joseph 

HEGEL. G. W. F. 

HEINE. Helnrlch 

HENRY I. 

HENRY II. 

HENRY IV. 

HENRY V. 



76-138 
1609-1676 

-229 B.C. 
1757-1804 
206 B.c- 
1737-1793 
1685-1759 
1837- 

247-183 B.C. 
3d cent. B.C. 

-1066 

-809 
1578-16.57 

-207 B.C. 
1732-1818 
17th cent. B.C. 
1532-1595 
1804-1864 
1732-1809 
1770-1831 
1799-18.56 
1068-1135 
1133-1189 
1366-1413 
1388-1422 



Roman emperor, 117 

English jurist 

Carthaginian general 

American statesman 

Brilliant period of Chinese history 

American statesman 

German composer 

American. Mining and politics 

Carthaginian general 

Carthaginian general 

Last Anglo-Saxon king of England, 

[1066 
Caliph of Bagdad, 786 

English physiologist 

Carthaginian general 

Governor-general of India, 1774 

Egyptian queen 

English naval commander 

American novelist 

Austrian composer 

German philosopher 

German. Poet and revolutionist 

King of England, 1100 

King of England, 1154 

King of England, 1399 

King of England, 1413 



FAjrOUS CHAKACTERS IN HISTORY 



HENRY VII. 

HENRY VIII. 

HENRY OF NAVARRE 

HENRY I. 

HENRY IV. 

HENRY THE NAVIGATOR 1394-14G0 



HENRY. Joseph 


1797-1878 


HENRY, Patrick 


1736-1799 


HERACLIUS 


-641 


HERO 


3d cent. B.C. 


HEROD THE GREAT 


-4 B.C. 


HEROD AGRIPPA 1. 


-44 


HERODOTUS 


484 B.c- 


HERSCHEL, Sir William 


1738-1822 


HILDEBRAND 




HILL. James J. 


1838- 


HIPPARCHUS 


2d cent. B.C. 


HIPPOCRATES 


460-360 B.C. 


HIRAM 




HOBBES. Thos. 


1588-1679 


HOGARTH. William 


1697-1764 



HOLIWES. Oliver Wendell 1809-1894 



HOMER 
HOOD. Thomas 
HOOK. T. E. 
HOOKER. Richard 
HORACE 

HORTENSIUS, Quintus 
HOSEA 

HOUDIN, Robert 
HOUSTON, Sam 
HOWARD, John 
HUDSON. Henry 
HUGH CAPET 
HUGHES, John 
HUGO, Victor 
HUMBOLDT 
HUNTER, John 
HUME, David 
HUNTINGTON, Collis P 



1456-1509 King of England, 1485 

1491-1547 King of England, 1509 

1553-1610 King of France, 15S9 

-936 King of Germany, 919 

1050-110G King of Germany, 1056 

Son of .John I. of Portugal 

American physicist 

American. Patriot and orator 

Byzantine emperor, 610 

Alexandria. Mathematician 

King of Judea, 40 B.C. 

King of Judea, 37 

Greek historian 

Englisii astronomer 

See Gregoi-y VII. 

[and President 
Canadian-American. R. R. builder 

Bithynia. Greek astronomer 

Greek phj-sician 

King of Tyre, about IOOUb.c. 

English philosopher 

English artist 

American humorous writer 

9thor lucent. B.C. Greek poet 

1798-1845 English i)oet 

1788-1841 English author and wit 

1553-1600 English divine 

65-8 B.C. Latin poet 

114-5UB.C. Roman orator 

8th cent. B.C. Hebrew jirophet 

1805-1871 French conjurer 

1793-1863 American. Texan liberator 

1726-179U English. Prison reformer 

-1611 English. Navigator 

-996 King of France, 987 

1797-1864 Irish. Archbishop of New York 

1802-1885 French poet and novelist 

1769-1859 German traveler and scientist 

1728-1793 Scotch. English surgeon 

1711-1776 Scottish philosopher 

[ipulator 
1821-1900 American. R. R. builder and man- 



HUSS. John 

HUTCHINSON. Benj. P. 
HUXLEY. Thos. H. 
HUYGENS, Christian 
HYPATIA 



INNOCENT I. 

INNOCENT III. 

INNOCENT XI. 

IRVING, Washington 

ISAAC 

ISABELLA 

ISAIAH 

IVAN THE GREAT 

IVAN THE TERRIBLE 



JACK CADE 
JACKSON, Andrew 
JACKSON, "Stonewall" 
JACOB 

JACQUARD. J. M. 
JAMES I.— (Stuart) 
JAMES IV. 
JAMES VI. and I. 
JAMES II. 

JEFFERSON, Thomas 
JEFFREYS, George 



1369-1415 

1829-1899 
1825-1895 
1629-1695 
-415 



Bohemian religious reformer 
American. Grain speculator 
English biologist 
Dutch physicist 
Alexandria. Learned teacher 



-417 
•-1216 
1611-1689 
1783-1859 
1896-1715 B.C. 
1451-1504 
8th cent. B.C. 

-1505 
1531-1584 



Bishop of Rome, 402 
Pope, 1198 
Pope, 1676 
American author 
Patriarch 

Queen of Spain, 1479 
Hebrew prophet 
Ruler of Russia, 1462 
Czar of Russia 



1767-1845 

1824-1863 

1837-1689 B.C. 

1752-1834 

1394-1437 

1472-1513 

1566-1625 

1633-1701 

1743-1826 

1648-1689 



See Cade 

Pres't of the U. S., 1829 

American. Confederate general 

Patriarch 

French. Loom 

King of Scotland, 1406 

King of Scotland, 1488 

King of Scotland and England, 1603 

King of England and Scotland, 1685 

Pres't of the U. S., 1801 

English judge 



FAMOUS CHARACTERS IN HISTORY 



JENNER, Edward 


1749-1823 


English. Originator of vaccination 


KANT, Immanuel 


1724-1804 


JEREMIAH 




Hebrew prophet, 600b.i\ 


KEAN, Edmund 


1787-1833 


JEROBOAM 1. 


-953 B.o. 


Ist King of Israel, 975 B.C. 


KEENE, James R. 


1838- 


JEROME, Saint 


340-420 


Latin father of the Church 


KELVIN, Lord 




JOAN OF ARC 


1411-1431 


French heroine 


KEMBLE. John Philip 


1757-1823 


JOHN THE BAPTIST 


B.C.-A.D. 


Preached about 26a.d. 


KEMPIS, Thomas a' 




JOHN (the Evangelist) 


-100 


Apostle 


KENT, James 


1763-1847 


JOHN 


1166-1216 


King of England, 1199 


KEPLER, Johann 


1571-1G30 


JOHN THE GOOD 


1319-1364 


King of France, 1350 


KIDD, William 


-1701 


JOHN 1. 


1357-1433 


King of Portugal, 1385 


KNOX, John 


1.505-1572 


JOHN OF GAUNT 


1340-1399 


English. Duke of Lancaster 


KOCH, Robert 


1843- 


JOHN ZIMISCES 




See Zimisces 


KOSCIUSKO 


1746-1817 


JOHNSON, Dr, Samuel 


1709-1784 


English author. Dictionary 


KOSSUTH, Louis 


1802-1894 


JONAH 




Hebrew prophet, 9th cent. B.C. 


KRUGER 


1825- 


JONES, John Paul 


1747-1792 


English. American naval officer 


KRUPP, Alfred 


1810-1887 


JONSON, Ben. 


1573-1637 


English dramatist 






JOSEPH 


1745-1635 B.o 


Jewish patriarch 






JOSEPHUS, Flavlus 


37-100 


Jewish historian 






JOSHUA 


1552-1442 B.O 


Leader of Israelites 






JUOAS MACCAB/EUS 




See MaccabsBus 






JUDSON, Adonlram 


1788-1850 


American missionary 






JUGURTHA 


-104 B.O. 


King of Numidia 






JULIAN 


331-363 


Roman emperor, 361 






JUSTIN 1. 


450-527 


Byzantine emperor, .''ilS 


LA FAROE. John 


1835- 


JUSTIN MARTYR 


100-165 


Samaria. Father of the Church 


LAFAYEHE, Marquis de 


1757-1834 


JUSTINIAN 1. 


-565 


Byzantine emperor, 527 


UMARTINE, Alphonse de 


1790-1869 


JUVENAL 


1st cent. 


Roman tragic satirist 


LAMB, Charles 
LANDOR, Walter S. 


1775-1834 
1775-1864 






« 


LANDSEER, Sir Edwin 
LAO-TSZE 
LAPLACE 
LATIMER, Hugh 
LAUD, William 
LAVOISIER 
LAW. John 
LEE, Robt. Edward 
LEIBNITZ, G. W. 
LEICESTER, Earl of 
LEONARDO DA VINCI 
LEO THE GREAT 


1802-1873 
600 B.C. 
1749-1827 
1490-1555 
1573-1645 
1743-1794 
1671-1729 
1807-1870 
1646-1716 

-461 



German philosopher 

English actor 

English-American. Speculator,etc. 

See Thomson 

English actor 

See Thomas a' K. 

American jurist 

German astronomer 

Scotch. Pirate 

Scottish reformer 

German. Discoverer of bacilli 

Polish patriot and leader 

[tionist 

Hungarian statesman and revolu- 
Pres't of South African Republic 
German manufacturer 



American. Painter, etc. 

French. Aided the Americans 

French statesman, etc. 

English author 

English author 

English animal painter 

Chinese philosopher, Taoism 

French astronomer 

English reformer 

English. Archbishop of Canterbury 

French. Modern chemistry 

Scottish financier 

American. Confederate general 

German philosopher 

See Montfort 

See Vinci 

Bishop of Rome, 440 



FAMOUS CHARACTERS IN HISTORY 



LEO X. 


1475-1521 


LEO XIM. 


1810^ 


LEONIDAS 


-480 B.c 


LEPIDUS 


-13 B.C. 


LESSEPS. Ferd. de 


1805-1894 


LICINiUS 




LIEBIG 


1803-1873 


LI HUNG CHANG 


1821-1901 


LINCOLN, Abraham 


1809-1865 


LIND, Jenny 


1821-1887 


LINNAEUS 


1707-1778 


LISZT, Franz 


1811-1886 


LIVINGSTONE, David 


1813-1873 


LIVY 


59i;.c.-17a.u 


LOCKE, John 


1632-1704 


LONGFELLOW 


1807-1882 


LONGINUS 


213-273 


LORENZO 




LOTH AIRE 1. 


796-855 


LOUIS 1. 


778-840 


LOUIS THE GERMAN 


804^876 


LOUIS VI. 


1078-1137 


LOUIS IX., -Saint" 


1215-1270 


LOUIS XI. 


1423-1483 


LOUIS XIV. 


1638-1715 


LOUIS XVI. 


1754-1793 


LOUIS PHILIPPE 


1773-1850 


LOYOLA, Ignatius de 


1491-1556 


LUCRETIUS 


-52 B.C. 


LUTHER, Martin 


1483-1546 


LYCURGUS 


9th cent. B.c 


LYSANDER 


-395 B.c 


LYSIPPUS 




LYTTON, E. Bulwer 


1803-1873 



Pope, 1513 

Pope, 1878 

King of Sparta, 491 B.C. 

Roman Triumvir 43-37 B.C. 

[canal 
French. Constructor of the Suez 

Roman tribune of the people, 376b. c. 

German chemist 

Chinese statesman 

Pres't of the U. S., 1861 

Swedish singer 

Swedish naturalist 

Hungarian piani.st 

Scotch. African explorer 

Roman historian 

English pliilo.sopher 

American poet 

Greek philosopher 

See iledici 

Emperor of tlie Romans, 840 

King of the Franks 

King of Germany, 843 

King of France, 1108 

King of France, 1226 

King of France, 1461 

King of France, 1643 

King of France, 1774 

King of France, 1830 

Sijanisli. Founder of the "Jesuits" 

Latin didactic poet 

German reform* r 

Spartan legislator 

Spartan commander 

Greek sculptor, 350 B.c. 

English. Novelist, politician, etc. 



MACAU LAY. Thos. B. 1800-1859 
MACBETH -1057 

MACCABEES 

MACCAB/CUS. Judas -160b.c. 

MACDONALD, Sir John A. 1815-1891 

MACHIAVELLI, NIccolo 1469-1.527 

MACKAY, John VV. 1831-1902 

McKINLEY. William 1843-1901 

MACKINTOSH. Sir James 1765-1832 

MACMAHON 1808-1893 
MAECENAS, C. C. 70-8 b.o. 

MAGELLAN 1470-1521 
MAHOMET 

MAINTENON. Madame de 1635-1719 

MALTHUS, Thos. Robt. 1766-1834 
MANASSEH -642 b.c. 

MANCHU DYNASTY of Tsing 1644- 

MANES 3d cent. 

MANETHO 3d cent. B.c 

MANN, Horace 1796-1859 
MARCUS AURELIUS 

MARGARET 1353-1412 

MARGARET OF ANJOU 1429-1482 

MARIA THERESA 1717-1780 

MARIE ANTOINETTE 1755-1793 
MARIOTTE, Edme -1684 

MARIUS, Caius 157-86 b.c 

MARK ANTONY 

MARLBOROUGH. Duke of 16.50-1722 

MARSHALL. John 1755-1835 
IVIARTEL, Charles 

MARX, Karl 1818-1883 

MARY I. 1516-15.58 

MARY II. (Wm. & Maryi 1662-1694 



MARY STUART 
MATHER. Cotton 
MAXIMILIAN I. 
MAX-MULLER, F. 
MAXWELL. J. Clerk- 
MAZARIN, Jules 



1542-1587 
1663-1728 
1459-1519 
1823-1900 
1831-1879 
1602-1661 



English hi.storian 

King of Scotland, 1040 

Judah, 175-164 B.C. 

Leader of the Jews 

Scotch. Canadian statesman 

Florentine statesman 

Irish-American. Mining, etc , e . 

American. Pres't of U. S., 1897 

Scotch. Lecturer, etc. 

General. Pres't of France, 1873 

Roman. Patron of literature 

Portuguese navigator for Spain 

See Mohammed 

Second wife of Louis XIV 

English. Social economist 

King of Judah, 697 B.c 

[Manicheans 
Persian. Founder of the sect ox 

Egyptian historian 

American educator 

See Aurelius 

[Sweden, 1388 
Queen of Denmark, Norway and 

Queen of England, 1445 

[1740 

Sovereign of the Au.strian dominions 

Daughter of Maria Theresa. Queen 
[of France, 1774 
French physicist 

Roman general 

See Antony 

English general 

Chief Justice of the U. S., 1801-35 

See Charles Martel 

German. Socialist 

Queen of England, 1553 

Queen of England, 1689 

Queen of Scots 

American theologian 

Emperor of Germany, 1493 

German-English. Philologist 

Scotch. Electrical theories 

[XIV. 
France. Prime minister of Louis 



FAMOUS CHARACTERS IN HISTORY 



MAZZIN!. Giuseppe 
MEDICI. Cosmo 
MEDICI. Lorenzo de" 
MEISSONIER 



1.S08-1872 
13S9-1463 
1449-1492 
1815-1891 



MELANCHTHON. Phllipp 1497-1560 
MENCIUS 4tli cent. B.C. 

MENDELSSOHN-BaRTHOLDY 1809-1847 



METTERNICH 
MEYERBEER 
MICHAEL ANGELO 
MILL. John Stuart 
MILTIADES 
MILTON. John 
MING DYNASTY 
MIRABEAU 



1773-1859 
1791-1864 
1475-1564 
180G-1873 

-489 B.<;. 
1608-1674 
1368- 
1749-1791 



MITHRIDATES. (the Great) 132-63 B.C. 
MOHAMMED 570-632 

MOHAMMED II. 1430-1481 

MOLIERE 1622-1673 

MOLTKE. Count Von 1800-1891 

MOMMSEN. Theodor 1817- 
MONG orMONGOLDYNASTY 

MONK. George 1608-1670 

MONTAGU. Lady M. W. 1090-1762 

MONTAIGNE 1533-1592 

MONTESQUIEU 1689-1755 
MONTEZUMA II. 
mONTFORT. Simon do -1218 



MONTFORT, Simon de 


-1265 


MOORE. Thomas 


1779-1852 


MORE. Sir Thomas 


1480-1535 


MORGAN. J. P. 


1837- 


MORSE. S. F. B. 


1791-1872 


MORTIMER, Roger 


-1330 


MOSES 


1571-1451 B.c 


MOZART. Wolfgang 


1756-1791 


MUNGO PARK 




MURAT. Joachim 


1771-1815 


MURILLO 


1618-1682 



Italian Patriot 

Florentine state.sman 

Heail of the Florentine state, 1469 

French painter 

German reformer 

Chinese philosopher 

German composer 

Austrian statesman 

German composer 

Italian painter 

Engli-sh. Philosophical writings 

Athenian general 

English poet 

French statesman and revolutionist 

King of Pontus, 120 B.C. 

Arabian. Founder of Islam 

Turkish sultan, 1451 

French writer of comedy 

German strategist 

German. Historian of Rome 

Established 12S0 

English. Armyand navy commander 

English authoress, etc. 

French essayist 

French author 

Emperor of Mexico, 1502 

Fiench commander in crusade 
[against the Albigenes 

Leader of the Englisli barons against 
[Henry III. 
Irish. Poet 

English statesman 

American. Financial organizer 

American. Inventor of the electric 
[telegraph 

English. Favorite of Isabella 

Lawgiver of the Jews 

German composer 

See Park 

French. King of Naples, 1808 

Spanish painter 



NAPIER. John 


1550-1617 


NAPOLEON 




NARSES 


-568 


NEBUCHADNEZZAR 


-561 B.c 


NECHO 


-595 B.c 


NECKER, Jacques 


1732-1804 


NELSON, Horatio 


1758-1805 


NERO, (the General) 




NERO 


37-68 


NERVA 


32-98 


NEWMAN. John Henry 


1801-1890 


NEWTON. Sir Isaac 


1642-1727 


NEY, "Marshar- 


1769-1815 


NICHOLAS 1.. (the Great) 


-867 


NICHOLAS I. 


1796-1855 


NICHOLAS. Saint 


300 


NIEBUHR. B. G. 


1776-1831 


NIGHTINGALE. Florence 


1820- 


NORTH. Fredericl( 


1733-1792 



Scotch. Mathematician 

See Bonaparte 

Byzantine genei-al 

King of Babylonia, 605 B.C. 

King of Egypt, 610 B.C. 

French minister of finance under 
[Louis XVI. 
English admiral 

Roman consul, 207 B.C. 

Roman emperor, 54 

Roman emperor, 96 

[dinal 
Englisli clergyman and Roman cai-- 

English natural philosopher 

French. General 

Pope, 858 

Czar of Russia, 1825 

Asia Minor. Patron of Russia 

Denmark. Historian 

English philanthi'opist and nur.se 

Englisli. Premier, 1770 



O'CONNELL. Daniel 
OCONOR. Charles 
OCTAVIUS 
ODOACER 
OMAR I. 



1775-1847 
1804-1884 

-493 
581-644 



Irish political agitator 
American lawyer 
See Augustus 
King of Italy, 476 
Arabian. Caliph, 634 



FAMOUS C H A R A C T E K S 1 X HISTORY 



OMAR KHAYYAM 


-1124 


ONIAS 1. 




ORIGEN 


185-254 


OSMAN 




OTHMAN 


-656 


OTHIViAN (Osman) 


1259-1326 


OTHO 1. 


912-973 


OTTOCAR II. 


-1278 


OVID 


43B.C-18A.D 



Persian poet, etc. 

High priest of tlie Jews, 320 B.C. 

Greek fatlier of tiie Churcli 

See Othman 

Arabian. Caliph, 644 

[ 1209 

Founder of the Ottoman Empire, 

King of Germany, 930. Emperor, 

[962 
King of Bohemia, 1253 

Latin poet 



PAGANINI. NIccolo 

PAINE. Thomas 

PALEY. William 

PALISSY. Bernard 

PALIVIERSTON. Viscount 

PAPINIAN 

PARK. Mungo 

PARRHASIUS 

PASCAL, Blaise 

PASTEUR. Louis 

PATRICK. Saint 

PAUL, Saint 

PAUL 

PEABODY, George 

PEDRO II. 

PEEL. Sir Robt. 

PELAGIUS 

PENN. William 

PEPIN THE SHORT 

PERICLES 

PERRY. Oliver H. 

PETER THE GREAT 

PETER THE HERIWIT 

PETER. Saint 

PETRARCH 

PHIDIAS 



1784-1840 
1737-1809 
1743-1805 
1510-1589 
1784-1865 

140-212 
1771-1806 
4th cent. B.C. 
1623-1662 
1822-1895 
5th cent. 

1754-1801 
1795-1869 
1825-1891 
1788-1850 

-430 ? 
1644-1718 
-768 
495-429 B.C. 
1785-1819 
1672-1725 
-1115 

1304-1374 
490-432 B.C. 



Italian violinist 

English-Ame:'ican radical writer 

English. Natural theology 

French potter 

English statesman 

Roman jurist 

Scotch. African explorer 

Greek painter 

French author and mathematician 

French. Discoveries concerning 
[bacteria 
".\postle of Ireland" 

See Saul of Tarsus 

Czar of Russia, 1796 

American. Phdantluo[>ist 

Emperor of Brazil, 1831 

English statesman 

[here.sy 
British. Founder of the Pelagian 

English. Founder of Penn.sylvania 

First king of the Franks, 751 

Athenian statesman 

American naval officer 

Czar of Russia, 1682 

French. Crusader 

See Simon 

Italian writer of sonnets 

Athenian. Famous statues 



PHILIP II. 

PHILIP II. 

PHILIP IV. 

PHILIP II. 

PHILIPPE. Louis 

PHILLIPS. Wendell 

PHILO. Judaeus 

PINDAR 

PtSISTRATUS 

PITT. William 

PIUS IX. 

PIZARRO, Francisco 

PLATO 

PLINY, the Elder 

PLINY, the Younger 

PLUTARCH 

POE. Edgar Allan 

POLO, Marco 

POLYGNOTUS 

POMPADOUR, Marquise de 

POMPEY, Cneius 

PONCE DE LEON 

PONTIUS PILATE 

POPE. Alexander 

PORUS 

POTIPHAR 

PRAXITELES 

PRESCOTT, Wm. H. 

PROBUS 

PSAMMETICHUS I. 

PTOLEMY SOTER 

PTOLEMY PHILADELPHUS 

PTOLEMY, Claudius 

PYRRHUS 

PYTHAGORAS 



382-336 B.C. 

1165-1223 
1268-1314 

1527-1598 

1811-1884 
1st oent. 
520-440 B.C. 
-527 
1708-1778 
1792-1878 
1471-1541 
429-348 B.C. 
23-79 
61-113 
46-120 
1809- 1849 
1254-1324 
5th cent. B.C. 
1721-1764 
106-48 B.C. 
1460-1521 

-38 
1688-1744 
-317 B.C. 

4th cent. B.C. 
1796-18.59 
-282 

-283 B.C. 
-247 B.C. 
2nd cent. 

-272 B.C. 
580-497 B.C. 



King of Maeedon, 359 B.C. 

King of France, 1180 

King of France, 1285 

King of Spain, 1555 

See Louis Philippe 

American orator and abolitionist 

Alexandrian. .Jewish religious phi- 
[losopher 
Theban lyric poet 

Tyrant of .Athens 

English statesman 

Pope, 1846 

Spaniard. Conqueror of Peru 

Greek philo.sopher 

Roman naturalLst 

Roman writer 

Greek biographer 

American author 

Venetian traveler 

Greek painter 

French. Ambitious Court lady 

Roman general 

[1512 

Spaniard. Discoverer of Florida, 

Roman governor of Judea 

English poet 

King in India 

Egypt. 1728 B.C. 

Greek sculptor 

American historian 

Roman emperor, 276 

Egypt. King, 666-610B.C. 

Founder of the Greek dynasty in 
[Egypt 
King of Egypt, 285 B.C. 

Graeco-Egyptian astronomer 

King of Epirus 

Greek philosopher 



QUINTILLIAN, M. Fablus 35-100 



Spanish. Roman rhetorician 



FAMOUS CHARACTERS IN HISTORY 



RABELAIS. Francois 
RACHEL 
RACINE. Jean 
RALEIGH. Sir Walter 
RAMESES THE GREAT 
RAMESES III. 

RAPHAEL 

REGULUS 

REMBRANDT. Paul 

RENAN 

RENE THE GOOD 

REYNOLDS. Sir Joshua 

RHODES, Cecil 

RICARDO. David 

RICHARD I. 

RICHARD III. 

RICHELIEU 

RIDLEY. Nicholas 

RIENZI. Cola di 

RISTORI. Adelaide 

ROBESPIERRE 

ROCKEFELLER. John 0. 

RODERIC 

ROEBLING. John A. 

ROLLO 

ROMILLY. Sir Samuel 

ROSS, Sir John 

ROSSINI 

ROTHSCHILD. IVleyer A. 

ROUSSEAU. Jean J. 

ROWLAND, Henry A. 

RUBENS. Peter Paul 

RUBENSTEIN. Anton 

RUDOLPH OF HAPSBURG 

RURIK 

RUTH At Betlilehem, 

RUYTER, M. A. de 



1483-1553 French author 

1821-1858 French actress 

1639-1699 French tragic poet 

1552-1618 English courtier 

14th cent. B.C. King of Egypt, 1300 B.C. 
King of Egypt, 1200 B.C. 

1483-1520 Italian painter 

3d cent. B.C. Roman general 

1607-1669 Dutch painter 

French author 
"King of Naples," 1435 
English painter 

English. So. African statesman, etc. 
English political economist 
King of England, 1189 
King of England, 1483 



1823-1892 
1409-1480 
1723-1792 
1853-1902 
1772-1823 
1157-1199 
1452-1485 
158.5-1642 
-15.55 
1312-1354 
1821- 
1758-1794 
1839- 

-711 
180G-18C9 

-931 
1757-1818 
1777-1856 
1792-1868 
1743-1812 
1712-1778 
1848-1001 
1577-1640 
1830-1894 
1218-1291 

-879 
1312 B.C. 
1607-1676 



[XIII. 

French. Prime minister of Louis 

Uisliop of London 

Roman popular leader 

Italian actre.ss 

French revolutionist 

American. Oil 

Last Visigothie king of Spain 

Prussian. American engineer 

Norwegian viking 

English. Lawyer and philanthropist 

British arctic explorer 

Italian composer 

German-Jewish banker 

French author 

American physicist 

Flemish painter 

Russian pianist and composer 

Emperor of Germany, 1273 

Founded the fir.st Russian Empire 

An ancestor of David 

Duteli admiral 



SACHS, Hans 1494-1576 

SAGE, Russell 1816- 

SAINT-GAUDENS, Augustus 1848- 

SAINT-SIIHON 1760-1825 

SALADIN 1137-1193 

SALISBURY, IWarquls of 1S30- 

SALLUST 

SALVINI 

SAMSON 

SAMUEL 

SANCHO THE GREAT 

SANTA ANNA 



[tor 



1452-1498 
1759-1805 
1772-1829 



1862- 



SAPOR I. 

SAPPHO 

SARDANAPALUS 

SARGON 

SAUL 

SAUL OF TARSUS 

SAVONAROLA 

SCHILLER 

SCHLEGEL, F. von 

SCHOPENHAUER. Arthur 1788-1860 

SCHUMANN. Robert 1810-18.56 

SCHWAB, Charles M. 

SCIPIO AFRICANUS 

SCOTT, Sir Walter 

SCOTT. WInfield 

SELEUCUS, Nlcator 

SELKIRK, Alexander 

SEMMES. Raphael 

SENECA, Lucius A. 

SENNACHERIB 

SEVERUS. Septimlus 

SEWARD. Wm. Henry 

SHAKESPEARE, William 

SHALMANESER I. 

SHALMANESER II. 

SHELLEY, Percy B, 

SHERIDAN, Philip H. 

SHERIDAN, Richard B. 



German poet 

American. Financier and specula- 
Irish. American sculptor 
French socialist 
Turl;. Sultan of Egypt, 1171 
English statesman 
86-34 B.C. Roman hi.storian 
1830- Italian. Actor 

-1116 B.C. Judge of Israel, 1137-1117 B.C. 
-10.58 B.C. Judge of Israel, 1117-1095 B.C. 
-1035 King of Navarre and Castile 

1797-1876 Pres't and dictator of Mexico, 1833 

-271 King of Persia, 242 

600 B.C. Greek poetess 

-626B.C. King of Assyria, 668 B.C. 
-705 B.C. King of Assyria, 722 B.C. 
-1055 B.C. First king of Israel, 1095 B.C. 
-64 ? Apostle of the Gentiles 

Italian monk 



[torian 
German poet, dramatist and his- 



German. Literature 
Gorman. Pessimist philosopher 
German composer 
American. Pres't of U. S. Steel Co. 
234-183 B.C. Roman general 
1771-1832 Scottisli i)oet and novelist 

1786-1866 American general 

358-280 B.C. Macedonian general 
1676-1721 Scottish .sailor. "Robinson Cru.soe" 

1809-1877 

-65 Roman i)hilosoi)her 

-681 B.C. King of Assyria, 705 B.C. 
-211 Roman emperor, 193 

1801-1872 American statesman 

1564-1616 English dramatist 

14th cent. B.C. Assyrian king 

Assyrian king, 860 B.C. 
1792-1822 English poet 

1831-1888 American general 

1751-1816 Irish. Statesman and dramatist 



American. Confederate naval com- 
[mander 



FAMOUS C H A E A C T E r. S IN HISTORY 



SHERMAN. Wm. T. 
SMESHONK (Shishaki 
SIDDONS. Sarah 
SIDNEY. Sir Philip 
SIGISWIUND 
SIGiSIUUNO I. 
SILLIMAN. Bcnj. 
SIMON. (St.i PETER 
SMITH, Adam 
SMITH, Joseph 
SMITH. Sidney 
SOBIESKI. John 
SOCRATES 
SOLOMON 
SOLON 

SOLYMAN I. or II. 
SOMERVILLE, Mary 
SOPHOCLES 
SPARTACUS 
SPENCER. Herbert 
SPENSER. Edmund 
SPINOLA 
SPINOZA, Baruch 
SPURGEON. Charles H. 
STAEL. De. IWme. 
STANLEY, Henry M. 
STEIN 
STEPHEN I. 
STEPHENSON. Georg6 
STEPHENSON. Robert 



1820-1891 
lOtli cent. B.C. 
17.55-1831 
1554-1586 
13CS-1437 

-1548 
1779-1864 

-65 
1723-1790 
1805-1844 
1771-1845 

-1696 

470-399 B.C. 

1033-975 B.C. 

G38-559B.C. 

1495-1566 

1780-1872 

495-406 B.C. 

-71 B.C. 
1820- 
1553-1599 
1569-1630 
1632-1677 
1834^1892 
1706-1817 
1841- 
1757-1831 

-1038 
1781-1848 
1S03-1859 



STEVENSON, Robert Louis 1850-1894 
STEWART. A. T. 1803-1876 

STORY, Joseph 1779-1845 

STRABO G4B.C.-24A.D. 

STRADIVARI, Antonio 1649-1737 

SULLA, Lucius C. 138-78 b.o. 

SULLY 1560-1641 

SUMNER. Charles 1811-1874 

SWEDENBORG, Emanuel 1688-1772 
SWEYN -1014 



American general 

King of Egypt 

Eiiglisli aetress 

Engli.sh aiitlior and soldier 

Emperor of Germany, 1411 

King of Poland, 1506 

American phy.sici.st 

One of the twelve apostles 

Scottish political economist 

r merican. Founder of the Mor- 

[mons 
English clergyman, wit, etc. 

King of Poland, 1674 

Athenian philosopher 

King of Israel, 1015 B.C. 

.\thenian lawgiver 

Turkish sultan, 1520 

Scotch. Mathematician and scientist 

(ireek tragic poet 

Leader of Koman slaves, 73 B.C. 

English philosopher 

English poet 

Italian-Spanish general 

Dutch-Jowisli philosopher 

English preacher 

French authoi'css 

AVales. African explorer 

Prussian statesman 

King of Hungary, 997 

[tive 
English. Perfector of the locomo- 

English engineer 

Scotch. Author 

Irish-American. Merchant 

American jurist 

Greek geographer 

Italian violin maker 

Roman general and dictator 

French. Miui.ster of Henry IV. 

American statesman and abolition- 

[ist 
Swedish philosopher and theoso- 

[phist 
King of Denmark, 985-of Eng. 1013 



SW/IFT, Jonathan 
SYLVESTER 11. 



1667-1745 Irish. Political writer and satirist 

940-1003 Pope, 999 



TACITUS, Calus C. 


-117 


TALLEYRAND, Chas. M. 


17.54-1838 


TAMERLANE 


1336-1405 


TANG DYNASTY 


618- 


TARQUIN THE PROUD 




TASSO. Torquato 


1544^1595 


TENNYSON. Alfred 


1809-1S92 


TERTULLIAN 


2d cent. 


THACKERAY. Wm. M. 


1811-1863 


THALES 


640-546 I 


THEIHISTOCLES 


-460 I 


THEODERIC THE GREAT 


-526 



Roman historian 

French diplomatist 

Mongol conqueror 

J Chinese empire again consolidated 
j Golden age of Chinese literature 

Last king of Rome, about 530 B.C. 

Italian poet 

English poet 

Latin father of the Church 

English novelist 

. Greek philosopher 

460 B.C. Athenian .statesman and commander 



THEODOSIUS THE GREAT 346-395 



King of Ostrogoths, 475 
Eonian emperor of the East, 379 



THIERS, L. A. 


1797-1877 


French statesman and historian 


THOMAS A' KEMPIS 


1380-1471 


German. Writer and monk 


THOMAS AQUINAS, Saint 




See Aquinas 


THOMAS BECKET 




See Beoket 


THOMSON, Sir William 


1S24- 


Irish. Physicist 


THOREAU. Henry D. 


1817-1862 


American author and naturalist 


THORWALSDEN. Bertel 


1770-1844 


Danish sculptor 


THOTHMES III. 


16lh cent. B. 


0. King of Egypt 


THUCYDIDES 


471-400 B.c 


Athenian historian 


TIBERIUS 


42B.c.-37A.r>. 


Roman emperor, 14 a.d. 


TIGLATH-PILESER II. 


-727 B.c 


King of Assyria, 745 B.C. 


TILLY. Johann T. 


15.59-1632 


French. General in the Thirty 


TITIAN 


1477-1576 


[Years' War. 
Italian painter 


TITUS 


40-81 


Roman emperor, 79 


TOLSTOI, Leo 


1828- 


Russian novelist, reformer, etc. 


TRAJAN 


52-117 


Roman emperor, 98 


TSIN DYNASTY 


255 B.C. 




TURENNE 
TURCOT, Robt. J. 


1611-1675 
1727-1781 


French. Marshal 

fomist 
French controller-general and econ- 


TURNER, Joseph M. W. 


1775-1851 


English painter 

[lator 


TYNDALE, Wm. 


1484-1538 


English reformer and biblical trans- 



FAMOUS CHAKACTEES IN HISTORY 



ULFILAS 


311-381 


Gothic biblical translator 


URBAN II. 


-1099 


Pope, 1088 


USHER, Jamas 


1580-1656 


Irish. Biblical chronologist 



VALENS 


-378 


VALENTINIAN 1. 


321-375 


VANDERBILT, Cornelius 


1794-1877 


VANDYKE. Sir Anthony 


1599-1641 


VARRO. Marcus T. 


116-28 B.C. 


VARUS. Publlus Q. 

V&QA 


-9 


VMOH 

VERDI, Giuseppe 


1814-1901 


VERNE. Jules 


1828- 


VESPASIAN 


9-79 


VESPUCCI. Amerigo 


1451-1512 


VICO, Giovanni B. 


1608-1744 


VICTOR EMANUEL 


1820-1878 


VICTORIA 


1819-1901 


VINCI. Leonardo da 


1452-1519 


VIRCHOW, Rudolt 


1821-1902 


VIRGIL 


70-19 B.c 


VLADIMIR THE GREAT 


-1015 


VOLTAIRfc 


1694-1778 



Emperor of the East, 3G4 

Emperor of the West, 304 

American. Pioneer of K. R. con- 
[solidation 
Flemish painter 

Roman scholar and author 

Roman general and consul 

(See Gustavus Vasa) 

Italian composer 

French author 

Roman emperor, 69 

Italian navigator 

Italian. Founder of the philosophy 
[of history 
King of Italy, ISCl 

Queen of Great Britain, 1837 

Italian painter and sculptor 

German physiologist, etc. 

Latin poet 

Russia. Great Duke, 980 

French poet and philosopher 



WAGNER, Richard 
WALLACE, Sir William 
WALLENSTEIN 
WALPOLE. Sir Robert 
WANAMAKER. John 
WARWICK, Earl of 
WASHINGTON. George 
WATT. James 
WATTS, Isaac 
WAT TYLER 
WEBER, Karl M. von 
WEBER, Wilhelm 
WEBSTER. Daniel 
WEBSTER. Noah 
WEDGWOOD, Joslah 
WELLINGTON, Duke of 
WESLEY, John 



1813-1883 
1274-1305 
1583-1634 
1676-1745 
1837- 

-1471 
1732-1799 
1736-1819 
1674-1748 

-1381 
1786-1826 
1804^1891 
1782-1852 
1758-1843 
1730-1793 
1769-1852 
1703-1791 



WHEATSTONE. Sir Chas. 1802-1875 



WHEWELL. William 
WHITEFIELD, George 



1794-1806 
1714-1770 



WHITNEY. Eli 1705-1825 

WHITTIER. John G, 1807-1892 

WILBERFORCE, William 1759-1833 
WILLIAM THE CONQUERDR 1027-1087 
WILLIAM III, (Prince of Orange)1650-1702 



WILLIAM I. 



1797-1888 



WILLIAM THE SILENT 1533-1584 

WILLIAMS. Roger 1599-1683 
WINIFRED 

WOLSEY. Thos, 1471-1530 

WORCESTER. Edward S. 1601-1667 

WORDSWORTH, William 1770-1850 

WREN, Sir Christopher 1632-1723 

WYCLIFFE, John 1324-1384 



German composer 

Scottish patriot 

[Years' War 
Austrian general in the Thirty 

Prime minister of Great Britain, 

[1715 
American merchant 

English. The "king-maker" 

Pres't of the U. S., 1789 

Scotch. Perfector of the steam 
[engine 
English sacred poet 

English rebel 

Austrian composer 

German physicist 

American statesman and orator 

American lexioograplier 

English potter 

Irish. British gi'ueral 

English. Founder of Methodism 

English physicist 

English philosopher and scientist 

English. Founder of Calvini.stio 
[Methodism 

American. Inventor of the CDtton 

[gin 
American poet 

English. Abolition of slave trade 

King of England, 1066 

King of Great Britain, 1689 

King of Prussia, 1801, Emperor 
[of Germany, 1871 

Founder of the Dutch Republic 

Wales, Founder of the colony of 

[Rhode Island 
See Boniface 

[VIII, 
English Cardinal, Minister of Henry 

English. Inventor of a steam 

[engine 
English poet 

English architect 

English religious reformer 



FAMOUS CHARACTERS IN HISTORY 



XAVIER, Francis— (Saint) 1506-1552 Spanish. Jesuit missionary 

XENOPHON -350 B.C. Athenian writer 

XERXES -465B.C. King of Persia, 486 B.o. 

XIMENES, Francisco 1437-1517 Spanish prelate and statesman 



YANG -Kl AN He united the Chinese Empire, 590 

YAOU Time of Abraham. ? Charlemagne of the East 



ZENO 500 B.C. Greek philosopher 

ZENO 342-270 B.C. Founder of the Stoic philosophy 

ZENO -491 Roman emperor of the East, 474 

ZENOBIA Queen of Palmyra, 266 

ZEUXIS 400B.O. Greek painter 

ZIIHISCES, John -976 Byzantine emperor, 969 

ZOROASTER 10th cent. B.C.? Founder of the Persian religion 

ZWINGLI, UIpIc 1484-1531 Swiss reformer 



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